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the digestive system. The small intestine specifically absorbs nutrients
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What system breaks down foods and absorbs nutrients?
digestive system
The main function of the digestive system?
breaks down food we eat and absorbs nutrients and water
What body system takes in and absorbs nutrients and eliminates waste?
The digestive system both takes in and absorbs nutrients, and eliminates solid waste. The main organs are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.
Name 3 organ that are in the digestive system?
Three organs in the digestive system are the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. The stomach breaks down food using acids and enzymes, the small intestine absorbs nutrients, and the large intestine absorbs water and compacts waste for elimination.
What do the organs of the digestive system do?
breaks down food into basic nutrients and packages unused digestive wastes for disposal
What do organs of the digestive system do?
breaks down food into basic nutrients and packages unused digestive wastes for disposal
Do the digestive and circulatory system interact?
The digestive system absorbs nutrients from the food and these nutrients are carried to their eventual targets (liver, muscle and fat tissue) within the circulatory system. Digestion requires that the body redirect blood flow towards the digestive system in order to adequately handle the metabolic needs of digestion as well.
What system absorbs nutrients and eliminates waste?
"digestive"
What is the internal organ system called that breaks that breaks down food?
The internal organ system that breaks down food is called the digestive system. It includes organs such as the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine, which work together to break down food into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body.
What organ breaks up food and absorbs it?
There are various organs in the digestive system that have the function of breaking down the food that one person consumes, starting with the mouth, where teeth and saliva start the process needed to convert the food into the 'bolus', which then passes through the esophagus to the stomach, where more processing takes place, through the aid of gastric juices, finally, the processed food goes to the small and large intestine. It's in the small intestine where the nutrients of the food are absorbed into the blood.
What system breaks down nutrients?
digestive
What palnt system absorbs nutrients and anchors the plant?
The roots.
