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Food moves through the small intestines using parastalsis
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How is food processed through the body?
Well, food goes down your trachia and in to your stomatch were it is then broken down and sent to your small intestines and then your large intestines untill, well, you know what happens next.:)
What is a feature of peristalsis?
This is the movement of the intestines caused by the smooth muscle and it causes chyme (partially digested food) to move along the length of the intestine.
What organs prepares food to be transported to the blood?
Most nutrients enter the blood through the small intestines.
Why do you think it takes 24 hours to digest food?
It takes so long for food to move through the intestines because of the intestinal wall's thickness. The villi of the intestines also need to slow down the food so they can absorb the nutrients and water. Source(s) My very smart brain.
What the function on the muscular system?
Some muscles are attached tobones.They enable to move by contracting and relaxing.Other muscles are those in the heart,stomach and intestines.When you eat and the food goes down to your stomach and intestines,the muscles in your stomach and intestines contract and relax to move the food. Muscles at your heart also contract and relax to help the heart to pump blood to the other parts of the body.
How fast does food move through the pancreas?
Food does not move through the pancreas. While the pancreas produces substances that react chemically with food in the small intestines, the food does not come into contact with the pancreas.
What is a pyloric cecum?
Its a ring of muscles that move an animals food through its stomach and intestines.
Do intestines have muscular tissues?
Yes, the intestines are lined with smooth muscle tissue to move the food through with contractile waves called peristalsis.
What makes is possible for food to be transported through the digestive system?
The term is peristalsis. This refers to smooth muscle tissue contracting rhythmically to move food (bolus) through the intestines.
What is the pathway food travels through in the digestive system in order?
first the food passes through your esophagus then to your small intestines and then your large intestines
Does food rot in your intestines when digesting?
No, if there is a blockage in the intestines then there's a small chance that it would. But any food that's in the intestines gets digested and moved by water and the intestines naturally moving the food through your body
What kinds of muscles move food through the digestive system?
I believe that the food moves through the system by only gravity and not any muscles. This is do to the fact that our intestines are angled downward. Wow...gravity has nothing to do with this at all.
Does fiber help move food quickly through the intestines?
No, it increases the speed that the food breaks down in your stomach.
What are the examples of unrefined carbohydrates?
examples of unrefines carbohydrates are fruits they are high in fibre which helps the digestive system move oour food through the intestines.
How does a cuttlefish digests its food?
it digests its food by making it go through its intestines
Does food pass through the appendix?
Food only passes through your stomach and intestines not the appendix.
Why is it important that food moves slowly through the small intestine?
It takes several hours for the small muscle contractions to move the meal through the 32 feet of intestines.
