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The duodenum is where a lot of the food breakdown in the small intestines happens. It is the first place the food goes after it leaves the stomach, and it is where it is mixed with the enzymes from the gallbladder and pancreas.
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Where does maximum digestion of food takes place in vertebrate alimentary canal?
Maximum digestion takes place in duodenum .
What percentage of absorption takes place in the duodenum and jejunum?
95%
What is the thick muscular sac in which protein digestion takes place?
The duodenum
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.
Does the major portion of all food ingestion takes place in the duodenum?
i'm pretty suure.. it's digestion.
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).
Can someone survive without a duodenum?
Possibly, although there would be significant medical challenges for the rest of the person's life. The duodenum is where a lot of initial digestion takes place, and is where the exocrine pancreas and the liver secrete digestive enzymes into the digestive tract.
Where do chemical digestion take place?
In the duodenum
Which part of heart allows for the exchange of nutrients and oxygen?
The exchange of nutrients and oxygen does not take place in the heart. The exchange of oxygen takes place in the alveoli of the lungs and the exchange of nutrients takes place at numerous sites around the body, but the most predominant is the duodenum and ileum of the small intestine.
Explain Why the duodenum is vital to digest?
The duodenum is the first part of the intestine; it is the place that the stomach empties it's contents into. Along with that, the duodenum is an essential digestion site. The pancreas, liver and gallbladder all secrete important digestive enzymes into the duodenum. The enzymes digest fats, proteins and fats. Much activity goes on in the duodenum, which is why the duodenum is so crucial for digestion.
What part of the small intestine is the duodenum?
The duodenum is in the digestive tract, and it forms the upper part of the small intestine. It connects the stomach to the jejunum, the middle part of the small intestine. A link can be found below.
What part of the small intestine connects to the stomach mostly for chemical digestion takes place?
The duodenum is the part of the small intestine that connects to the stomach. The food moves through the pylorus from the stomach to the small intestine.
