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Is the stomach part of the digestive system that is 7 meters long and helps to extract nutrients from food or the small intestine?
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∙ 16y ago
small intestines. ANSWER Your stomach is part of your digestive system. The main function of it is to store food, break it down and begin some absorption. It is not part of the small intestines which is 7 meters long and absorbs nutrients.
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What parts of the digestive system are responsible for absorbing nutrients?
The stomach, small intestine, and large intestine are the digestive organs responsible for absorbing nutrients.
Where in the digestive system is the absorption of nutrients taking place?
Mainly in the small intestine. A small amount of absoprtion of nutrients can also take place in the stomach and large intestine.
How long is the lower intestine?
The lower intestine is called the large intestine. This part of the digestive system absorbs nutrients from what someone puts in their stomach. The large intestine is about five feet long.
What represents the correct pathway of the nutrients in an apple after you take a bite?
Digestive System-Circulatory System-Cell
What body system takes in and absorbs nutrients and eliminates waste?
The digestive system both takes in and absorbs nutrients, and eliminates solid waste. The main organs are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.
What are the problems with small intestines?
The small intestine is where the nutrients from the digested food coming out of the stomach are absorbed. If a person's small intestine is not functioning all the nutrients from food will pass straight through and be excreted.
Which organs make digestive fluids?
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
Is the small intestine in the digestive system?
yes, the small intestine is in the digestive system as the esophagus, mouth, salivary glands, and the stomach.
What organ of the digestive system is considered the primary organ of absorption?
The digestive organ that is considered the primary organ of digestion is the small intestine but more specifically it is the duodenum of the small intestine. This is the region directly after the stomach and is approximately 25 cm long. The small intestine absorbs nutrients and large intestine absorbs water.
What is the structure of the digestive system leaving the stomach?
It goes through into the small intestine, where villi take out most of the liquid of the crushed food from the stomach and any nutrients, and then to the large intestine, where the remaining liquid is drained, to the rectum, where the waste was stored, and then it leaves the body.
What is the difference between stomach and small intestines?
The Difference is that the stomach is a part of the digestive system and so is the small intestine but the small intestine connects the stomach to the Large intestine where everything bad is put through as for the stomach it collects all of the food you eat and te grinds it down into nutrients and other stuff for your body and then those nutrients go through the small intestine to the large intestine which is where all the bad waste will eventually be deposited :D x Sarah :D x 9a (this is for you) LMAO !!:D :D :D
What organs are in the human digestive system?
I am tempted towards the stomach and small intestine but in actual fact there is no two more important than any other. All the digestive organs are vital in digestion.
