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You may not be able to absorb as many nutrients, as you would have.
The small intestine is responsible for the majority of absorption of nutrients. The specific effects of removing half depends on which part is removed. The small intestine is considered to be of 3 parts, the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum. Losing the jejunum would be particularly disastrous, but losing any half would run you a serious risk of malnutrition.
Other than a shortened digestive process in general (such as less time to absorb fats or water), absorption is generally section-specific. Most absorption occurs in the jejunum, which makes up most of the first half of the small intestine. (Exceptions to this are Iron and B12).
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoAs I studied, small intestine helps in absorbing the food into the blood and then blood carry the food to the body cells. So if most of the small intestine is removed then food will take too much to be absorbed. And if the small intestine is removed completely then this action (absorption) won't be done.
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∙ 10y agoI don`t think that they would live very long if that happened. they would probably bleed to death. Then again, I`m not shore.
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If you where to get my small intestine removed what would happen?
You would need one of those bags that your body waste(poop) goes into.
What would happen if the small intestine does not work properly?
you would not be able to obsorb nutrients.
What would happen if someone did not have small intestine?
they would not get the nutrients they needed, so they would obviously die...
What does the small and large intestine do for the body?
Nutrients are absorb in the same intestine and if it were removed, your body would no longer absorb nutrientsThe small intestine is responsible for removing nutrients from food and bringing water and electrolytes in the body. It also moves food through a specific part of the digestive tract, into the large intestine.
What would happen if the small intestine were just a straight tube rather than a coiled tube?
The digestion process will be difficult
What would happen if the small intestine were just straight tube rather than a coiled tube?
The digestion process will be difficult
What will happen if no small intestine?
The large intestine has, as its major function, the removal of water from the digestive tract at the end of the digestive process. (The small intestine is the primary absorber of nutrients from out of the digested material.) Without a large intestine, you'd have a much more liquid bowel emission. And you'd need to drink more water, too. It's not the best deal in the world, but it is something that can be lived with and just requires "management" on the part of an individual who has, due to accident or disease, lost the large or a large portion of the large intestine. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on the large intestine.
What organ absorbs the digested food into the blood?
The small intestine absorbs digested food into the blood.
Would the chemical digestion of the ingested protein begin in the small intestine if the stomach was surgically removed?
to my knowledge the small intestines contain all digestive enzymes so i think so
What would happen to some of the nutrients in chyme if the pancreas did not secrete its solution into the small intestine?
The nutrients in the chyme would not be absorbed by the villi and your body would not get the nutrients.
What would happen when the enzyme pepsin that normally acts on protein in the stomach is pushed into the small intestine that has a relatively high pH?
the pepsin would become innactive
What will happen if the small intestine were just a straight tube rather than a coiled tube?
The villi helps the small intestine to absorb more nutrients compared to one with a smooth inner lining.Villi ncrease the surface area, allowing more nutrients to be absorbed by the small intestine.
