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What happend to the nutrients after they are carried to the liver?
nutrients aren't broken down in the liver. Any nutrients carried their are used by the liver itself to repair, grow and to function
Which organ makes almost all of the body's alcohol-processing machinery?
liver
How do the digestive system works with the other body systems?
the digestive system works with our other system in different ways. one example is the liver. the liver sends out nutrients to through out the body and after the small intestines absorbs the nutrients and give the to the liver. the liver need to help the circulatory system to do it. the blood vessels of the liver gives the nutrients back to the body, and that's a example of how the digestive system works with other systems in your body.
What does the liver convert all excess energy-containing nutrients into?
Glycogen and fat
Four stages of food processing?
There are four main stages of food processing. These include ingestion and propulsion, digestion, absorption of nutrients, as well as egestion.
What drains the digestive viscera and carries dissolved nutrients to the liver for processing?
Hepatic Portal Vein
How do nutrients get to the rest of the body from the digestive system?
Nutrients are absorbed by small intestine. They are presented to the liver for processing. Then they are sent to the rest of the body via blood.
Which blood vessel allows blood from the digestive system to be sent directly to the liver?
The digestive tract and the liver are connected by the hepatic portal vein. This allows nutrients to pass from the digestive tract to the liver for processing.
What happend to the nutrients after they are carried to the liver?
nutrients aren't broken down in the liver. Any nutrients carried their are used by the liver itself to repair, grow and to function
Do refined foods lose nutrients during processing?
Refined foods may lose many nutrients during processing.
Where organ is important in processing substances after they are absorbed during digestion?
The Liver.
What does the liver help digest?
All the nutrients that are digested in the alimentary canal and absorbed into the blood, then go to the liver for further processing. Only water can be absorbed without further processing by the liver.
What are the funcutions of the liver?
Processing fat and alcohol.
What are the effects of liver fluke?
they absorb the nutrients in the liver that can cause serious sickness
Which organ makes almost all of the body's alcohol-processing machinery?
liver
Where are nutrients are stored in the digestive system?
liver
The organ that releases nutrients into the bloodstream?
the liver
