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Minor fiber digestion by bacteria goes on in the large intestine, and water is absorbed, but no major lipid/protein/carbohydrate digestion occurs. All of that goes on higher up in the system.
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∙ 11y agoWell what I know is that chemical digestion takes place in the small intestine. Hope that helps, I don't know about the large intestine sorry.
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∙ 11y agoyes it is caused by ensymes in the large intestine
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∙ 6y agoDigestion does occur in the large intestine. Digestion occurs everywhere between lips and anus. The digestion in the colon mainly concerns the osmotic movement of water.
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∙ 8y agoDIgestion is completed before the large intestine. The large intestine primarily absorbs excess water from the remaining food waste.
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∙ 11y agoNo
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In which body compartment does carbohydrate digestion not occur?
carbohydrate digestion doesn't occur in the stomach and the large intestine.
Much of the digestion that occurs in the large intestine is caused by?
No digestion occurs in the large intestine; digestion is finished in the small intestine. In the large intestine absorption takes place, then the waste materials are egested.
Where does most digestion occur and how?
most digestion occurs in the small intestine where all the nutrients and minerals are extracted and put ino the bloodstream. the stomach just breaks the food down so it can get into the intestine
Is the large Intestine a mechanical or a chemical digestion?
As far as I know there is no digestion at all in the large intestine, only absorption.
Is the large intestine mechanical digestion or chemical?
The large intestine is mechanical digestion; it absorbs water and is involved in peristalsis. It has nothing to do with enzymes, which is chemical digestion.
What are the three areas where food passes through but digestion does not occur?
The three areas are: - the esophagus - the large intestine - the rectum
Is a large intestine a mechanical digestion?
Chewing is mechanical digestion.
Where does the majority of digestion and nutrients occur?
Small Intestine.
Where does the digestion occur in the body?
It starts in your mouth and ends in your large intestine.
Is the large intestine chemical or mechanical?
The large intestine is mechanical digestion; it absorbs water and is involved in peristalsis. It has nothing to do with enzymes, which is chemical digestion.
How does the intestines contribute to the digestion?
The large intestine, no digestion takes place there. The large intestine passes along the waste product and it exits through the anus.
Is a chemical digestion occur only in the small intestine is that true or false?
No, digestion begins in the mouth but also occurs in the stomach and small intestine.
