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What is in the stomach and small intestine that breaks down food into chemicals that the body can use?
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∙ 12y ago
Those are called enzymes.
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∙ 12y ago
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What in the small intestine and stomach break down food into chemicals?
The bile in the stomach,which has a acidic base,by this process it breaks down the food in your stomach
Small intestine and what breaks food into chemicals that the body can use?
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What organ breaks down food for cells?
The digestive system breaks down food to provide energy and nutrition. In humans, its organs include the teeth and tongue, salivary glands. esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, and colon.
Does jelly get broken down in the small intestine?
Food breaks down in the stomach, not the intestines.
How does your stomach process?
The stomach breaks down food mechanically and also produces chemicals for digestion. Most of the nutrients broken down in digestion are absorbed by the small intestine In the large intestine, water and minerals are absorbed and waste material is stored. Solid waste is eliminated through the rectum.
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.
Where does most digestion occur and how?
most digestion occurs in the small intestine where all the nutrients and minerals are extracted and put ino the bloodstream. the stomach just breaks the food down so it can get into the intestine
What does acid in the stomach do?
Acid breaks the food from big molecules to small, tiny molecules so that small intestine can easily digest it.
How is the stomach different from small intestines?
the stomach stores and breaks down the food that hasn't been completely broken down and the small intestine conducts the food to the butt hole.
What organ digests proteins?
Stomach and small intestine Protein digestion starts in the stomach, then the small intestine completely digests it.
Food passes from the stomach into the small?
The small intestine
If the food passing in stomach does the food go first in large intestine or in small intestine?
The order is as follows: Stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
