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assimilation is the absorption of nutrients from the food we eat by our body
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Why do some food needs to be digested?
Because the human body cannot absorb nutrients from foods, without breaking them down into smaller parts.
How do your bodies deliver nutrients into the blood?
Your body delivers nutrients into the blood through the food that you eat. As food is broken down the nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream and are then carried to tissues and organs throughout the body.
Why most food esten by humans must be digested before they can be used by the body?
Food must be digested before it can be used by the human body. This is due to the fact that food molecules are too big for the body to do anything with, so the body requires chemical and mechanical digestion to pull out the nutrients inside the food. Anything left over after the nutrients are used up is expelled from the body via the excretory system.
What part of the body absorbs nutrients?
The system in the body that absorbs nutrients is the digestive system. Within the digestive system is the small intestine. When food passes through the small intestine, villi, absorb all of the nutrients the body needs from the food. Villi are small fingerlike projections in the small intestine that increase surface area and "reach" out to the food and absorb its nutrients. So, to answer your question, villi that are in the small intestine within the digestive system absorb what nutrients our body needs.
What are the major components found in the body?
nutrients are the main components of food
How does nutrients get in the human body?
by eating a food which contains these nutrients
How is assimilation different from absorption of nutrients of digested food?
Absorption is whereby the digested food substances are entering our bloodstream. Assimilation is whereby the body makes use of these absorbed food substances that has entered our blood
Process by which the body takes in and uses food?
The human body breaks down food for absorption and assimilation through the process of digestion. Both mechanical and chemical digestion is used to spread the food pieces through the human body.
What is a digestive system in human biology?
the system by which nutrients from food are absorbed into the body and excess food is removed
What is the name of the process of utilization of food by the body?
Assimilation is the process of utilization of food by the body.
What is everything the human body needs every day?
the human body needs oxygen and other nutrients to survive
What provides calories to the human body?
food provides the human body with nutrients and energy. and all living things need energy.
How would you define assimilation?
Assimilation - the use of digested and absorbed food materials to make new body parts
Where is the intestines of the human body located?
They are curled up and are packed in tightly
What nutrients does sunshine produce in the body?
vitamine A witch will be transformed to vitamine D by the human body
What are the nutrients your body needs?
The nutrients your body needs are mostly water and food
What happens if there are excess nutrients in our bodies?
Your food which contains the nutrients goes through your digestive system. This should take all essential nutrients out. It is not likely there would be any nutrients left in your body but if there was you would descrete them (they would come out in your poo)
