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The digestive system includes; mouth, salivary glands, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, anus, pancreas, liver and gall bladder. The purpose of the entire digestive system is to break down foods into nutrients that can be absorbed into the blood.
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Why do you think most digestion takes place in the small intestine?
First of all, this is not an opinion question. It is purely factual. Most digestion takes place in the small intestine because that is where nutrients are absorbed and some of the food is broken down by chemicals (although some of that happens in the stomach, as well). The large intestine only absorbs water.
The largest amount of chemical digestion occurs in your what?
Most chemical digestion takes place in the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine).
What organ carries out most chemical digestion?
Stomach
What are the organs responsible for digestion in human body?
The stomach is J shaped.The abodomen is shaped like a pear.:)
Although chemical digestion occurs throughout the digestive system it mostly occurs in the?
The stomach and the small intestine are the most important part for digestion. You CAN NOT live without a small intestine, since most nutrients are also absorbed from there also.
Where does most digestion take place in the human body?
Most of the physical digestion takes place in the stomach, but the completion and absorption is done in the small intestine.
Where do most mechanical digestion takes place?
In the Mouth then the second is the Stomach
Most mechanical digestion takes place where?
In the Mouth then the second is the Stomach
Where does most of the chemical digestion take place in humans?
It is the Duodenum!Actually, most chemical digestion, in humans, takes place in the small intestine.Chemical digestion takes place in the small intestine, the stomach and the mouth.
Where organ did most of the digestion take place?
intestines and the stomach.
Most chemical digestion takes place where?
Though most protein digestion occurs in the stomach, all types of food (proteins, carbohydrates, and fats) are digested in the first part of the small intestine called the duodenum.
Where the most digestion takes place?
Small intestine
Most of the digestion takes place where?
Small intestine
Does most digestion take place in the stomach?
yes i think so
Where does most chemical digestion take place and nutrients are absorbed into the blood?
chemical digestion takes place in the small intestine large intestine,mouth and stomach. Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine and minerals in the large intestine.
Where does the most digestion in the stomach occur?
Most nutrient digestion occurs in the stomach
Where is the site of digestion?
In humans most mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth through chewing.
