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What in the stomach and small intestines break down food?
enzymes
How the intestines break down food?
There are certain glands and enzymes in the stomach and the intestines that help to break down the food.
What do the stomach small intestines large intestines do?
your stomach and small intestines break food down and anything that gets to your large intestines exits your body through the anus
What happens when the small intestines is shortened during surgery?
The food will not be fully break down.
How is the function of the small intestines different from the function of the large intestines?
The function of the small intestine is to break down foods and the function of the large intestine is to clean out the food that are not absorbed as wastes.
What is the breakdown role of the liver in the small intestines?
The liver produces bile. This helps to break down fats.
What is the galllbladder?
It is a small gland next to the liver that secretes bile into the intestines to help break down fatty foods.
Which organ uses bile to break down food?
The liver is the organ that uses bile to break down food. The liver is a very important organ to digestion.
What can diffuse through the intestinal wall?
Molecules that can pass through the wall of the small intestines are products that are broken down from starch, lipids and protiens.Starch breaks down into maltose which is then further broken down into glucose, which is absorbed by the intestine.Lipids break down into glycerol and fatty acids, which are absorbed by the intestines.Protiens break down into amino acids, which are absorbed by the intestines.Vitamins are minerals are alos absorbed by the intestines.Water is also absrobed by the small intestines, but is also absrobed by the large intestines.
What is the enzyme that breaks down fat in the small intestines?
Bile secreated by the gullbladder underneath the liver
What system has organs that break down food so the food can be used by the body?
digestive system. this includes the stomach and small and large intestines
Do mushrooms digest its own food?
Yes because they contain cellulose (aka dietary fibre) this makes it hard for the intestines to break mushrooms down. So cook the mushrooms well, even chop them up small and chew them well. This will help the intestines to break them down and digest them better.
