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The digestion (and indeed absorption) of all nutrients occurs in the small intestine. To be precise, it is the duodenum where much of the breaking down takes place. It is here where enzymes from the pancreas, as well as bile from the liver, and secreted, to aid the process of digestion.
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∙ 14y agoThe primary site of nutrient digestion is the small intestine, but this also takes place to a lesser extent in the stomach and mouth. The small intestine is also where the majority of digested nutrients are absorbed.
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∙ 8y agoDigestion begins in the mouth when you masticate (chew) food. In your mouth, the food mixes with saliva that contains amylase; this enzyme breaks down carbohydrates. The chewed food passes through your esophagus into your stomach, where strong muscular contractions break food into smaller pieces, and where enzymes and acid further digest food. So both the mouth and the stomach use both mechanical and chemical digestion.
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∙ 13y agoIn the small intestine.
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Organ responsible for chemical digestion and absorbtion of food?
The major organ responsible for chemical digestion and absorption of food is the small intestine.
The organ that is the first major site chemical digestion?
The first major site of chemical digestion in frog is their stomach
What organ in the mouth begins the chemical digestion of food?
Salivary glands
What is the name of the organ in the digestive system where the chemical breakdown of food primarily occurs?
Some chemical digestion of carbohydrates occurs in the mouth with salivary amylase. Most chemical digestion occurs in the duodenum of the small intestine.
Type of digestion that breaks down food by chemical reactions?
Chemical digestion.
Mechanical digestion prepares food for what kind of digestion?
Chemical Digestion. Mechanical digestion is the chewing of your food while chemical digestion is the processes that further break down the food like your saliva and stomach acids.
What type of digestion is produced by breaking down and chewing food?
Chemical digestion
What is the difference between chemical and mechanical digestion?
Medical digestion is the physical process of breaking down food Chemical digestion is the process of breaking down food by chemical enzyme.
Is pancreatic lipase mechanical or chemical digestion?
No, the pancreas is involved in chemical digestion, as it secretes enzymes which catalyze the breakdown of food molecules.
The liver is an accessory organ of digestion and is not physically involved in the process of digestion?
Yes, the liver is an accessory digestive organ, as no food goes into it.
The process in which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules is called?
Mechanical digestion. The actual grinding and physical breaking down of food. Chemical digestion breaks down food using chemicals/enyzyms and chemical reactions.
When a bicker eats food the food is transformed into what chemical?
Digestion is a chemical process.
