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By peristalsis which is the contraction of circular muscles behind the food, which narrows the gut, pushing the food along. When the circular muscles are contracted, the longitudinal ones are relaxed, and vice versa.
It is moved in this way, because then it doesn't depend on gravity to move the food, meaning you can digest while asleep or doing various activities.
What else can I help you with?
What happens to food you eat?
Well, interesting question. When you drink or eat something it goes into your mouth down into your stomach to be churned and turned into acid liquids, then is emptied into your gut.
Why don't tapeworms have a gut?
tape worms don't have a gut because they absorb already digested food and have no need to break it down further
What does the stomach do to your food?
The stomach breaks down your food. When you swallow your food, it lands in the stomach. It is broken down by stomach acids and moved into the intestines.
What does fiber help your guts do?
The fibers help in the movement action of the gut. They actually aid in "peristalsis" the movement of the food in the gut and they maintain the flow of food in the gut region.
What happens to the food in the small intesine?
it gets broken down into smaller particles (known as digestion) and are absorbed through the gut.
What is a helpful role that bacteria plays in human health?
Bacteria in the gut break down food and make vitamin K.
What does the body uses to release energy from food?
Enzymes to break down proteins and carbohydrates, absorption in the gut (intestines etc)
What does your gut do?
It tells you how you are feeling. Like people say they have a gut feeling. When we aree nervous we get butterflies, or when we are in love. You feel certain things that you cannot put into words. I think that is what your 'gut' does.Do you mean "gut" as in "stomach" or "gut"? If you mean stomach, it breaks down the food you consume into smaller pieces. That way, the nutrients can be absorbed and used by the rest of the body.
Why are fiber useful?
Fibre helps the gut muscles to move the food along the gut. It makes the gut muscles work.
Mutualism between ruminant herbivores and their gut microflora?
Ruminant herbivores rely on a mutualistic relationship with their gut microflora to help digest cellulose from plant material. The microflora break down the cellulose through fermentation, providing the host animal with additional nutrients like volatile fatty acids. In return, the gut microflora have a stable environment and a continuous food supply.
What describes a helpful role that bacteria play in a human health?
Bacteria in the gut break down food and make vitamin K.
What happens along the canal from food entering till it reaches the stomach?
Peristalsis. Food is actively moved (down) to the stomach.
