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Why is it important that food moves slowly through the small intestine?
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∙ 10y ago
It takes several hours for the small muscle contractions to move the meal through the 32 feet of intestines.
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∙ 13y ago
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What moves food through to your stomach?
your large intestine and small intestine
What moves food through the small intestine?
peristalsis
What happens as foods moves through the large intestine?
As the material moves through the large intestine, water and nutrients are absorbed into bloodstream. The remaining material is readied for evacuation from the body.
What is it called when waste moves to slow through the large intestine?
Constipation
What is the thin watery product of digestion that moves slowly out of the stomach into the small intestine?
Chyme
Do digested food enter from your blood stream after it moves through the large intestine?
Yes, It does. When the food reaches the point that it is in the bloodstream, It goes through the large intestine.
Food moves into the large intestine when?
Food moves into the large intestine after it has been digested by the small intestine.
The planet that moves through the background of stars most slowly is?
Mercury... ^_^
What planet that moves through the background of stars most slowly?
mars
What is the function of the organ known as the small intestine?
Food passes through it after leaving your stomach. As it moves through the small intestine your body further digests it and removes the nutrients it needs from it.
As food moves through the digestive tract it spends the most time in the?
large intestine (colon)
What process moves materials threw the small intestine?
Perastalsis, the wave of muscular contractions that moves food through the entire digestive system.
