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What causes food to move through the small intestine?

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the peristalis waves makes the undigested food to move.

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Does the food go through the small intestine first or the large intestine first?

Partially digested food enters and passes through the Small Intestine before it goes to the Large.


What moves food through to your stomach?

your large intestine and small intestine


What job does small intestine do?

The job That the small intestine does is absorbs small food particles through micro villi


What happens after food has traveled through the small intestine?

it enters the 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.


What moves food through the small intestine?

peristalsis


How does digested food get cells?

Through your small intestine


How fast does food move through the small intestine?

3-4 hrs


What does small intestine do to the food?

The function of the small intestine is to absorb nutrients through millions of vilosities along the intestine's wall, and to push food forwards by the movements of the bowels.


Were does the food go after the small intestien?

Food moves from the large intestine to the small intestine. Food waste is then stored in the rectum until expelled through the anus.


What is the next step after digestion of food in the small intestine?

After food is digested in the small intestine, it passes through to the rectum then anus, where the undigested food comes out as waste.


When nutrients leave the stomach in what order do they move through the small intestine?

When food leaves the stomach it first goes through the small intestine. It goes in the same order as it leaves the stomach. The first part of the small intestine is called the duodenum. It changes the digestive fluid from the acidic fluid of the stomach to alkaline. After that it goes through the rest of the small intestine. Nutrients that have become small enough are absorbed by the small intestine through small projections or villi. Food that leaves the small intestine goes into the large intestine. There bacteria digests part of it and makes part of it available for the human. The food part then passes through the very thin large intestine wall. The food digested in the small and large intestines go from there to the liver.