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the small intestine absorbs almost all types of foods. if the food is not absorbed here, then it will go out of the body on a free trip. it absorbs proteins (amino acids), fats (glycerol), starch (glucose), sugars. and all other nutrients that are necessary for the body functioning.
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Can food be digested in the anus?
The anus is merely a sphincter, it cannot digest or absorb anything. It is possible to introduce substances through the anus into the large intestine, which does have the capacity to absorb water or substances dissolved in water; it does not have the capacity to digest anything, however. Digestion takes place in the stomach and the small intestines, not in the large intestines.
What are the small bumps in the small intestines that absorb food called?
Villi
What is the function of my small intestines?
Your small intestines absorb the food and nutrients as well as the water you take in. You can not survive without most of it.
What s the function of the small intestines?
absorb food nutrients
What do you call projections that absorb nutrients in the small intestines?
villi
How do substances get into the blood from the small intestines?
they get passed through small vessals into your blood.
What can alcohol do to the small intestine?
the small intestines can't absorb nutrients as well
How does the structure of the small intestine help the intestine absorb nutrients?
the villi in the small intestines.
What lines the small intestines to absorb food?
Simple columnar epithelial tissue.
What Small hair like parts absorb nutrients from the food in your intestines?
Villi
Lymphatic vessels serve to absorb fat molecules from the?
Lymphatic vessels serve to absorb fat molecules from the small intestines.
Why does the small intestine comes first?
The small intestines come first because they absorb the nutrients of the food we eat.
