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Why are the digestive processes in the small intestine unique?
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∙ 16y ago
The digestive processes in the small intestine are unique because it it the only place in your body where all types of food are digested; proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
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What are the 5 digestive processes?
Saliva esophagus stomach small intestine large intestine
What two digestive processes occur in small intestine?
plicae circulares and peristalsis
What does the small intestine do in a digestive system?
the small intestine is the part of the digestive system
What organ absorbs bile and pancreatic juice in digestion?
Bile and pancreatic juice are secreted into the small intestine through ducts. These chemicals assist in digestive processes in the small intestine.
What two digestive processes occur in the small intestine?
The two processes that occur are digestion and absorption. Digestion is the process by which your body breaks down food into small nutrient chemicals. While absorption is the process in which when the small nutrient molecules go through a wall of the digestive system and into the blood.
Is the small intestine in the digestive system?
yes, the small intestine is in the digestive system as the esophagus, mouth, salivary glands, and the stomach.
In the digestive system what absorbs vitamins and minerals?
The Small Intestine
What body systems are affected by crohn's disease?
Digestive system. Specificaly the small intestine.
What is the digestive of the small intestine?
HCL
What is the longest section of the digestive system?
the large intestine is 1.5 meters long, while the small intestine can be from 4-7 meters long. Though it is called the small intestine, it is actually the longest part of the digestive tract.
What does the small intestine do in a ruminant digestive system?
In the small intestine, carbohydrates, fats and proteins are being emulsified with the help of some digestive enzymes.
Are the intestines linked to the nervous system?
no it is a part of the digestive sistem
