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The primary function of the small intestine is the absorption of nutrients and minerals found in food. Most of the digestive enzymes that act in the small intestine are secreted by the pancreas and enter the small intestine via the pancreatic duct.these enzymes break down food particles and digested food passes into the blood vessels in the wall of the intestine. The absorbed substances are transported via the blood vessels to different organs of the body where they are used to build complex substances such as the proteins required by our body. The food that remains undigested and unabsorbed passes into the large intestine.
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Which comes first on the grasshopper the small intestine or large intestine?
Food enters the small intestine first. It enters the duodenum in the small intestine.
What describes the ileum of the small intestine?
The ileum of the small intestine is directly attached to the large intestine. It forms the majority of the small intestine. It is C-shaped and short. It is the middle portion of the small intestine. It is at the beginning of the small intestine.
What is on top of your small intestine?
The large intestine is on top of your small intestine.
Why is the small intestine called small intestine?
It compared in size to the large intestine it is about twice as small
The major site of nutrient absorption in the body is the?
The major site of nutrient absorption is the small intestine.
Why is the small intestine small?
The small intestine is said to be small because it's diameter is not as large as the large intestine.
What does the small intestine help in?
The small intestine is where your food goes after the stomach. The small intestine digests your food, then sends it to the large intestine.
Is duodenum part of the small intestine?
The duodenum is only the first portion of the small intestine. The small intestine comprises the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum. Following the ileum of the small intestine is the ileocecal valve, which separates the small intestine from the large intestine. The duodenum is separated from the stomach by the pyloric sphincter.
What is the longest section of the digestive system?
the large intestine is 1.5 meters long, while the small intestine can be from 4-7 meters long. Though it is called the small intestine, it is actually the longest part of the digestive tract.
What does the small intestine turn food into?
small intestine
What comes first liver or small intestine?
small intestine digestion starts in the mouth then the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, then excreated through the rectum
Is the small intestine known as the anus?
No, the large intestine is between the small intestine and the anus.
