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The food enters the stomach which breaks down much of the larger pieces of food because of its acidic nature. After this preliminary digestion the food enters the small intestine where more digestion occurs and the adsorption of useful material starts, for example many sugars, fats and proteins are taken in by tiny structures called micro-villi that line the walls of the intestine. When sufficient adsorption has occurred the waste is sent to the large intestine, here it is compacted and any excess water is taken away. This is then passed from the body as feaces
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∙ 12y agoOnce food has been broken down by the hydrochloric acid in the stomach, it passes down the small intestine. Pancreatic enzymes, bile and other digestive enzymes found here help to break down the food further. Reabsorption of valuable nutrients into the blood stream also occurs here. Food then passes into the large intestine, where some water and electrolytes (e.g. sodium) are reabsorbed before it reaches the colon. From there, solid waste is stored in the rectum until it is excreted by the anus.
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Which best describe the role of the esophagus in digestion?
The esophagus is a tube that runs between the throat and stomach. It is designed to help stomach acid stay in the stomach and to get food and drink to the stomach.
What is the main purpose of the upper esophageal sphincter?
It prevents stomach acid and food that is digesting in the stomach to go back up the esophagus.
What is the length of food pipe?
Well the length of the food pipe is about 25-30 cm.
Where is most of your food digested?
Most of the food is digested in your stomach, where the stomach muscles contract to squeeze the food into a thick, runny liquid.
In what structure do proteases first act on food?
stomach
Where does food go after being swallowed?
The Stomach
Where do food go after it leave the stomach?
toilet
Where does food go after you eat?
into ur stomach
Where does your food go to after your stomach?
small intestine
Can a person live with out the stomach?
No!You cant because if you did not have a stomach where would the food go? You couldn't just poop out solid food!
Where does food go when it goes don the esophagus?
In to stomach
Where does your food go after traveling to the stomach?
small intestine
Where does food go when it leaves the stomach?
large itestine
Were does the food go after the esoughagus?
After the food leaves the stomach it goes into the intestines.
Which best describe the role of the esophagus in digestion?
The esophagus is a tube that runs between the throat and stomach. It is designed to help stomach acid stay in the stomach and to get food and drink to the stomach.
Why do you have acid in your stomach?
We have acid in our stomach because the food what goes down our Gullet goes into the stomach and the acid breaks up the food in our stomach to go though to our blood stream.
How long does the food stay in your liver?
Food does not go to your liver, food only goes to your stomach and intestines.
