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Which structure is responsible for the absorption of nutrients from food?
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∙ 13y ago
Well, no structure absorbs nutrients as they just dissolve into the blood after they have been broken down into smaller soluble molecules from larger insoluble molecules by enzymes.
Hope this helped (though it may not have).
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe small intestines. The small intestines are lined with epithelial tissues which have microvilli or finger like projections. There are also hair like structures called villi. Microvilli and villi increase the surface area available to absorb nutrients.
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∙ 8y agoThe absorption of nutrients primarily occurs in the large intestines.
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∙ 12y agoSmall intestine
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∙ 14y agosmall intestine
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∙ 12y agosmall intestian
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∙ 14y agosmall intestine
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What is assimilation of food nutrients in the human body?
assimilation is the absorption of nutrients from the food we eat by our body
What is the organ responsible for food and water absorption?
The small intestine is where most nutrients are absorbed, but the large intestine is responsible for most water absorption
What is the main site of digestion and absorption of the food nutrients?
Small intestine
What do the intestiens do?
Digestion and absorption of food and nutrients takes place in the small intestine.
How is absorption involved in processing food?
your body absorbs all the nutrients from the food you eat before dissolving it
The primary organ responsible for absorption of products of digestion?
The primary organ of digestion and absorption of nutrients is the small intestine, especially the duodenum.In general, you could say the stomach breaks down the food, the small intestine digests and absorbs the food, and the large intestine absorbs water.
What allows food particles to pass form the intestine to the circulatory system called?
Absorption is the process that allows food to move from the small intestine to the blood stream. Absorption is critical because it allows the nutrients to be used by cells throughout the body.
What do roots carry?
Absorption of water and inorganic nutrients, anchoring the plant to the ground, storage of food and nutrients and vegetative reproduction
What is primary absorption?
If your asking about primary absorption in digestion and the absorption of nutrients into the body, then primary absorption is the first (primary) place in the body where nutrients are absorbed. In humans this takes place in the small intestines after the food has been broken down in the stomach and passed on to the small intestine.
Organ responsible for chemical digestion and absorbtion of food?
The major organ responsible for chemical digestion and absorption of food is the small intestine.
What does the small intestiene do?
Digestion and absorption of food and nutrients takes place in the small intestine.
The primary function of the small intestine is to?
The main job of theS.I. (small intestion) is to absorb the nutrients from the food B1 y ShadowB6
