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Water and certain vitamins are absorbed here from the undigested food?
The small intestine is responsible for absorbing water and vitamins from undigested food through its large surface area and specialized cells such as villi and microvilli. Villi increase the absorptive surface area, while microvilli on the surface of enterocytes further enhance nutrient absorption by increasing surface area and facilitating transport.
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 key nutrient is absorbed in the large intestine?
Water is the key nutrient that is absorbed in the large intestine. The large intestine reabsorbs water and minerals from undigested food to help maintain hydration and electrolyte balance in the body.
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 is a short wide tube in which water is absorbed from undigested food?
The short wide tube in which water is absorbed from undigested food is the colon, also known as the large intestine. In the colon, water and electrolytes are absorbed from the indigestible food remnants, helping to form solid waste (feces) before it is eliminated from the body.
-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 is reabsorbed by the large intestine?
Water
