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What is mostly absorbed from the food during its passage down the large intestine?
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∙ 6y ago
water and mineral salt
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∙ 12y ago
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water
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Names of the materials are absorbed by the small and large intestine?
In small intestine: Protein, glucose, and lipidsIn large intestine: mostly absorbed salt and water
How food gets in circulatory system?
Food goes into the digestive tract (Gastro- intestinal passage), In the stomach and in the upper part of the small intestine the digestion is mostly complete. From there it is absorbed into the blood through the lining of the intestines. Thus the food is absorbed into the body and is distributed throughout the body.
Where is fat absorbed in mammals?
Mostly in the intestine but it depends very significantly on the species exactly where it is absorbded.
What happens to the food once it is absorbed into the body in the small intestines?
Nutrients are mostly absorbed in the small intestine and certain kinds of nutrients are absorbed in the large intestine. Most of the water is absorbed in the large intestine as well. Then the rest of the wastes goes through the rectum.can i have short santences about intestines
Where is Ibuprofen absorbed in the stomach or intestine?
Ibuprofen is mostly absorbed in the duodenum (small intestine). It cannot be absorbed through the lining of the stomach due to its low solubility in water and the low pH of stomach acid (since ibuprofen dissolves in water better at higher pH's).
What parts of the large intestine absorbs water?
Some but not much. Nutrient absorption is mostly performed by the small intestine. The large intestine mostly removes water from digested food before it turns into stool and passes into the rectum.
What happen to the food digested is it completely digested by the body?
not completely digested,and when digested the useful materials are absorbed mostly by the lining of small intestine.
Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through small finger-like nodules on the wall of the?
Villi on the wall of the small intestine absorb nutrients into the bloodstream.
Although chemical digestion occurs throughout the digestive system it mostly occurs in the?
The stomach and the small intestine are the most important part for digestion. You CAN NOT live without a small intestine, since most nutrients are also absorbed from there also.
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.
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 part of your body absorbs alcohol?
Roughly 20% is absorbed through the stomach wall, depending on the contents of the stomach. The rest is absorbed in the small intestine.
