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The small intestine absorbs small food particles through micro villi (small finger-like tentacles that line the small intestine wall). The nutrients then go to the veins and is carried through the body by blood.
The small intestine is also where most of the substrates bond with enzymes. This happens at warm temperatures, but not at hot temperatures, as temperatures of over 45 degrees celsius cause denaturing of the enzymes, so that they lose there shape and are unable to bond with the substrate. This happens in the same way that if you melted a jigsaw piece, it would no longer fit with the ones it was meant to.
The small intestine absorbs nutrients during digestion.
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∙ 13y agoThe 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.
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∙ 12y agobreak down foods and absorb nutrients for the blood
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Does the small intestine secrete hydrochloric acid during digestion?
no
A fluid secreted into the small intestine during digestion?
A fluid secreted into the small intestine during digestion is a bile. A bile contains cholesterol, emulsification agents, and phospholipids.
What are the hormones secreted from small intestine during digestion process?
The secrete gastric juice and the digestive hormones are secreted from the small intestines during the digestion process.
What does small intestine do in digestion?
The small intestine is where the vast majority of digestion and absorption of food takes place.
What absorbs water in the process of digestion?
The small intestines absorb most of the water during digestion.
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.
Where digestion completed?
The digestion finishes at the Small intestine.
What type of digestion action does the small intestine have?
The small intestine is a water recovery system. Earlier stages of digestion use a lot of water, and then the water is reabsorbed in the small intestine.
Where does final digestion of carbohydrates occurs?
small intestine
