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What is digestion answer?
The process in which food containing large, insoluble molecules is broken down in to small, water soluble molecules (which can be absorbed by the body) is called digestion.
Where are food molecules absorbed into the bloodstream?
The food molecules are absorbed in the small intestine. Through these finger shaped things along the wall of the small intestine, called the villi.
Why do foods have to be digested?
Food must be chemically digested because the substances which our body needs cannot be absorbed into the blood until they have been broken down into small, soluble chemicals with the help of enzymes in our mouth. When the food is digested, its molecules are small enough to pass through the wall of the small intestine by diffusion.
What is the process by which food is broken down into molecules small enough to be absorbed by the body?
chemical digestion
Why do you nedd a digestive system?
So that large, insoluble molecules of food can be broken down into smaller, soluble ones which can then be absorbed into the bloodstream for use by all the cells in the body.
How does the digestive system do the opposite of the excretory system?
Because the digestive system contains the intestines which pass the food to the kidneys so that they can excrete
What is the difference between soluble Non-Starch Polysaccharide and non-soluble Non-Starch Polysaccharide?
soluble is absorbed into the blood and non soluable isn't digested it passes through the body. soluble is absorbed into the blood and non soluable isn't digested it passes through the body.
What part of the alimentary canal is digested food mainly absorbed?
Food is absorbed into the body in the small intestine. By the time food reaches the small intestine, it is very broken down, and the villi lining of the small intestine can absorb the food molecules into the bloodstream.
Proteins are absorbed primarily as?
Proteins are absorbed primarily as amino acids. These acids are water soluble and easily absorbed by the body via active transport.
What type of molecules are carbohydrates absorbed into the body as?
sugars monosacarids
Where is a fatty acids absorbed in the body?
it is absorbed in the small intestine.
What is the breakdown of large molecules into smaller ones be absorbed by the cells called?
Digestion is the breakdown of large food molecules into smaller molecules. The digested molecules are then absorbed into the bloodstream to be transported to the different parts of the body.
