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For absorbtion of nutrients and minearals

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Q: Why does the foods stay longer in the small intestine than in the stomach?
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What substances in plant foods are not digested in the stomach or small intestine?

fiber.


What comes first liver or small intestine?

small intestine digestion starts in the mouth then the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, then excreated through the rectum


Which food is best for slowing the movement of alcohol from the stomach to the small intestine?

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How is the function of the small intestine different from the function of the large intestine?

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Which intestine is longer-large or small?

Small intestine is longer.


Which intestine is longer -large or small?

Small intestine is longer.


Which food is best for slowing down the movement of alcohol from the stomach to the small intestine?

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What organ digests proteins?

Stomach and small intestine Protein digestion starts in the stomach, then the small intestine completely digests it.


Food passes from the stomach into the small?

The small intestine


If the food passing in stomach does the food go first in large intestine or in small intestine?

The order is as follows: Stomach, small intestine, large intestine.


What organs are connected to the stomach?

your esophagus and small intestine are attached to your stomach.


The small intestine is connected to the stomach at one end and which structure at the other end?

Actually The small intestine is not connected to the stomach. Between the stomach and the small intestine is the Duodendum. At the end of the small intestine the colon, or large intestine begins.