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What makes up the fiber that absorbs toxins as it moves through the intestinal tract of an animal's digestive system?
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What part of the body absorbs nutrients?
The system in the body that absorbs nutrients is the digestive system. Within the digestive system is the small intestine. When food passes through the small intestine, villi, absorb all of the nutrients the body needs from the food. Villi are small fingerlike projections in the small intestine that increase surface area and "reach" out to the food and absorb its nutrients. So, to answer your question, villi that are in the small intestine within the digestive system absorb what nutrients our body needs.
Why does the digestive system need nutrients?
The blood carries nutrients from the small intestine to all over the body. The villi in the small intestine allow nutrients from digested food to pass through the intestinal wall to the blood vessels. Then the blood carries the nutrients away.
What propels foods through the digestive tract?
peristalsis plays a large role in moving food through the digestive tract
What is an intestinal obstruction?
Intestinal obstruction refers to the partial or complete mechanical or nonmechanical blockage of the small or large intestine.
Main function of the digestive system?
The main function of the digestive system is to get the food and water you drink through your body.
Do all animals from the Kingdom Animalia have similar digestive systems?
NO, the cestoda (tapeworm) does not have a digestive system. It absorbs nutrients through its skin.
Does glucose enter the blood through the stomach?
no...the only thing that absorbs through the stomach is alcohol. everything else absorbs in the intestinal tract.
How do intestinal parasites generally leave their host?
Intestinal parasites leave through the wastes produced in the digestive system. Most add eggs or young ones to the feces.
Can Oxygen be absorbed through the digestive system?
No the digestive system cannot absorb oxygen. The digestive system absorbs nutrients, eliminates waste, break down foods, and more.
What digestive system experiences chemical breakdown?
The digestive system that experiences chemical breakdown is the Gastro intestinal. Chemical matter is then moved on through the small intestines.
When food is completely digested molecules of food in the small intestines are absorbs and transported through what system?
Digestive System
What system prepares food for the bloodstream?
The digestive system prepares food for the bloodstream. The digestive system absorbs food particles and nutrients pass through this system to the bloodstream.
Tapeworms absorb food from the host's intestine through their?
The tapeworm does not have a mouth or digestive system so it absorbs food from the host's intestine through its skin.
How do tapeworms feed?
A tapeworm has no mouth or digestive system. A mature tapeworm attaches itself to the intestinal wall of its host and absorbs partially digested food through its body surface.
Is it true that a piece of gum can stay in your digestive system for 7 years?
No. Unless you have an intestinal blockage, it will pass through your digestive system at the same speed as any other indigestible material: in about 30 - 40 hours.
Why are some childrens infected with intestinal worms?
Some children get infected with intestinal worms from infected animals. They can also get them from other people who are infected. Worm are typically thread through the feces.
Why some children infected with intestinal worms?
Some children get infected with intestinal worms from infected animals. They can also get them from other people who are infected. Worm are typically thread through the feces.
