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What process does food move from the small intestines to the bloodstream so it can be circulated the rest of the body?
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What are the functions of the small intestines?
To take the nutrients out of food and let them be abosered into your bloodstream
What organ carries nutrients and passes it to the bloodstream?
The small intestines to be exact. :)
What organ where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream?
Nutrients are absorbed throughout the digestive process. Specific nutrients are absorbed in the stomach and large intestines, but the majority of nutrients are absorbed in the small intestines.
Process by which food enters the bloodstream from the small intestine?
diffusion
What are villi functions in digestion process?
you villi is in your small intestines.
This process starts in the mouth and continues in the small and large intestines?
digestion
Where does most of the absorption of nutrients occur?
small intestine
What is the process by which nutrient molecules are moved into the bloodstream called?
into your small intestine.
What is the organ in the digestive system that releases nutrients into the bloodstream by the process of absorption?
The small intestine. It has villi that absorb nutrients and then transport them to the bloodstream.
The small and large intestines are known by the general term?
what is the process of excretion called
How the nutrients travel to the parts of the body?
Nutrients travel from the mouth (or a blood vessel if being fed that way) to the stomach then onto the small intestines. The mucosa of the small intestines then receives the nutrients and sends it to the bloodstream via the blood vessels attached to the small intestines. The nutrients are then sent around the body via these blood vessels to the areas where these nutrients are needed.
Why is the small intestine good at its job?
The small intestines job is to absorb food into the bloodstream. The inner layer of the small intestine is covered in small finger-like projections called villi, these increase the surface are and therefore increase the rate of absorption.
