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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
How must microwaves interact with matter if they cause food and most containers to heat up in a microwave oven?
The waves of energy must be absorbed by the food so that the energy the wave was carrying is transferred as heat.
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 .
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.
Does food gets absorbed in the stomach?
no
Why do we break down food?
We break down food so we get things like water and nutriants into our blood!
What part of the alimentary canal is digested food mainly absorbed?
Food is absorbed into the body in the small intestine. By the time food reaches the small intestine, it is very broken down, and the villi lining of the small intestine can absorb the food molecules into the bloodstream.
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.
