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Where are water and certain vitamins absorbed from undigested food go?
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Large Intestine
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Water and certain vitamins are absorbed here from the undigested food?
large intestine!
What would happen to the undigested food if large intestine is not working well?
Water in the undigested food will not be absorbed and the undigested food will be watery
What is water vitamins and salt absorbed into?
The Large Intestine.
What happens to food that is not digested in the small intestine?
It is passed along to the large intestine, where water and other substances are absorbed. Helpful bacteria in the large intestine can break down undigested materials into soluble forms, including some important vitamins.
What happens to food that is not digested in small intestine?
It is passed along to the large intestine, where water and other substances are absorbed. Helpful bacteria in the large intestine can break down undigested materials into soluble forms, including some important vitamins.
How are fat soluble and water soluble absorbed?
fat soluble vitamins are stored in our fat tissues and water soluble vitamins are soluble in water.
Do minerals vitamins and water need to be digested?
No, minerals, vitamins and water do not need to be digested. The foods that contain them need to be. However, minerals, vitamins and water need to be absorbed by the body into the bloodstream.
What processes only occur in the large intestine?
Undigested food passes along through the large intestine, here the water is absorbed from the undigested food into the body. Once it has passed along the undigested food ends up in the rectum.
What are the intesines main function in the human body?
The Large Intestine reabsorbs water and maintains the fluid balance of the body, absorbs certain vitamins, processes undigested material (fibre), and stores waste. The Small Intestine digests fats, proteins and carbohydrates contained in the foods you consume, the resulting nutrients produced are absorbed through the lining of the small intestine and transferred to the bloodstream.
What is reabsorbed by the large intestine?
Water
-soluble vitamins are absorbed easily and directly into blood circulation from the GI tract?
These would be water soluble vitamins, such as the B-vitamins and Vitamin C.
What happens when undigested waste passes too slowly through the large intestines?
Too much water is absorbed, resulting in constipation.
