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Food must be absorbed so the body can get all the nutrients from the food.

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Why does alcohol absorb faster than food?

Alcohol is a liquid that is absorbed directly into the blood stream from the stomach. Food is absorbed through the intestines, but it must be broken down first. That is why alcohol is absorbed faster.


How is food digested absorbed and transported to the cells?

it is absorbed through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream.


What is absorbed from food material in the colon?

water is absorbed from food materials in the colin


Organ were digested food is absorbed?

Food is broken down or digested in the stomach but the nutrients are not absorbed in the stomach. Nutrients from digested food are primarily absorbed in the small intestine.


What items are absorbed into cells?

Food and water are absorbed into a cell.


Why must your stomach have digestive juices?

Digestive juices are acids that dissolve food down into smaller pieces so it can be absorbed into the blood stream .


Why must fungi digest their food before it can pass through the cell wall into the hyphae?

Fungi must digest their food outside the cell because they secrete enzymes to break down complex molecules into simpler ones that can be absorbed. The nutrients are then absorbed through the cell wall into the hyphae for further transport and utilization by the fungal organism.


Why do we break down food?

We break down food so we get things like water and nutriants into our blood!


Where is water and min the blooderals from food absorbed into?

Nutrients are absorbed by the small intestine. water in absorbed into the large intestine.


Why do foods have to be digested?

Food must be chemically digested because the substances which our body needs cannot be absorbed into the blood until they have been broken down into small, soluble chemicals with the help of enzymes in our mouth. When the food is digested, its molecules are small enough to pass through the wall of the small intestine by diffusion.


Does food gets absorbed in the stomach?

no


What system is involved with the distribution of food within the body?

circulatorybecause Chemical energy must be constantly produced in the body to carry out all ... Nutrients are absorbed in intestine after digestion of food material but must be ... before getting distributed throughout body via circulatory system. ...