I am pretty sure it is Villi. Do not quote me on it!
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.
Small intestine is where 90% of nutrients are absorbed.
Small intestine is where 90% of nutrients are absorbed.
In the small intestines. Only a very few substances are absorbed in the stomach, alcohol is one such "nutrient".
Foods are digested partly in the stomach, and nutrients absorbed from the mashed/wet foodstuffs in the intestines.
Small intestine is where 90% of nutrients are absorbed.
Nutrients are neither changed nor absorbed in the esophagus. No digestion occurs in this tube that connects the mouth and stomach.
the intestines then the stomach, and everywhere along the way to the drop off point.
It moves to the small intestines where nutrients are absorbed.
A small number of nutrients are absorbed in the stomach and large intestine but almost all are absorbed in the small intestine.
AnswerSince most all nutrients that a human needs are absorbed via the digestive system. All carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are absorbed in the small intestine.AnswerThings are absorbed throughout the entire system, with the exception of the esophagus. Some glucose, for example, can be absorbed in the mouth. Water, alcohol, and some nutrients are absorbed in the stomach. Most nutrient absorption occurs in the small intestine. Water and some minerals and vitamins are absorbed in the colon. Most vitamin K is produced by bacteria in the colon and absorbed there.
The stomach performs digestion by allowing food to be broken down with the acids in your stomach into smaller particles. Nutrients are then absorbed in the intestine and the rest is flushed out of your body.