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Along with digesting proteins, carbohydrates and fats, the small intestine also absorbs all those nutrients.
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What The primary function of the small intestine?
Digestion and absorption.
What is the function of the intestine in digestion?
The function of the small intestine is to abosorb nutrients into the blood stream using villi which are small finger like projections
How is the function of the small intestine different from the function of the large intestine?
The stomach and small intestine both help with digestion. However, the stomach breaks down the food with acids and is mostly a large cavity, while the small intestine absorbs the nutrients and is a long winding path.
Which of these takes place in small intestine?
The most important function of the small intestine is the absorption of nutrients including minerals, fats, proteins and sugars.
Function of small intestines?
The main function is to digest food as the majority of digestion occurs within the small intestine.
What organ does most digestion take place?
Most chemical digestion occurs in the stomach and absorption occur in the intestines in humans and many other animals.
What is the function of the digestive enzymes sexreted by cells lining the small intestine?
The function is to complete the digestion of starches, proteins, and fats.
What does small intestine do in digestion?
The small intestine is where the vast majority of digestion and absorption of food takes place.
Where does the majority of all digestion take place?
The digestion is completed in the small intestine.
Does the small intestine have mechanical or chemical digestion?
Yes, in part. Chemical digestion occurs in the mouth (saliva), stomach (gastric acid) and small intestine. The nutrients are mostly absorbed in the walls (lining) of the small intestine.
What is the primary region of enzymatic digestion?
The Small Intestine.
Most chemical digestion occurs in which intestine?
Majority of digestion occurs in the small intestine.
