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What organ of the digestive tract absorbs more nutrients than any other organ?
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Your intestine absorbs more nutrition than any other organ. It is about 20 feet long. But the surface area for the absorption is very large. It is estimated to be about 2750 square feet.
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Which organ absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream more than any other organ?
The digestive system, basically the small intestines.
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 digestive system do for other systems?
The digestive system provides usable nutrients for the other systems.
What organ is considered part of the digestive system because it is responsible for the breakdown of some food types?
There are two different organs which are part of the digestive system and which are responsible for breaking down some types of nutrients, these being the stomach and the small intestine. The digestive system also includes other organs but those do not break down nutrients.
What is the Principal organ of digestion?
The organ that is most important for absorbing the nutrients of food is the intestine. The principal organ for digesting (chemically diluting food) is the stomach. Both and all other organs participating in the digestive process are of equal importance as one cannot function without the other or at least will be severely impaired.
How the digestive system works with other systems?
The digestive system works with the excretory system. the digestive system helps get the waste products for the excretory system and the digestive system breaks down food to nutrients for the cardiovascular system to transport the nutrients to the cells in the body With circulation because the blood absorbs the nutrients from your intestines and distributes them throughout your body. The respitory because to get the blood pumping involves the heart with gets oxygen from the lungs and makes that into energy for your body. So your digestive system works with other systems to make energy for your body so you can be healthy! The digestive system works with the circulatory system because the digestive system needs to continue digesting food.
Is the Submandibular gland an accessory digestive gland?
Yes. An accessory digestive organ is an organ that is not part of the GI tract. In other words - an organ that food does not pass through. Food does not pass through the Submandibular gland, so it is an accessory digestive gland.
How does the circulatory and digestive system depend on each other?
when the food gets digested it goes to small intestine then inside the small intestine there is the villi these absorb the nutrients(carbohydrates,proteins,fats) and then sent to the blood stream (circulatory system) and in the large intestine the water is absorb and sent to the blood stream
What does blood carries the other organ in the body?
oxygen and nutrients
What system supplies blood with glucose and other nutrients?
the digestive system
How can an unhealthy digestive system affect other organ systems in a animal?
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What part of lymphatic system absorbs the end products of lipid digestion?
The small intestine.The lower intestine also pulls a lot of water out of the waste along with sodium and some other nutrients. Some of the bacteria in the large intestine helps break down what escaped previous stops in the digestive track.
