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In the small intestine, fats are chemically digested by bile salts, which break them down into smaller droplets, making it easier for enzymes like lipase to further break them down into fatty acids and glycerol. Mechanically, fats are emulsified by the churning action of the small intestine, which helps mix the fats with digestive enzymes for better absorption.
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Are water and salts taken from wastes from the stomach?
Water and salts are taken from foods and drinkable water.
What alkaline is released into the small intestine?
Sodium bicarbonate is released into the small intestine to neutralize the acidic chyme coming from the stomach, creating a more optimal pH environment for digestion and absorption of nutrients in the small intestine.
Does the small intestine contain strong hydrochloric acid?
No, the small intestine does not contain hydrochloric acid. Hydrochloric acid is produced by the stomach to help break down food. The small intestine primarily contains enzymes and bile to further digest food and absorb nutrients.
Where does your food go after being swallowed and gets mixed with acid?
After being swallowed, food enters the stomach where it gets mixed with stomach acid and enzymes that break it down into smaller molecules. These molecules then move to the small intestine where they are further digested and absorbed into the bloodstream to be used as energy by the body. Any remaining waste travels to the large intestine for water absorption and eventual elimination from the body.
What is the pH of your small intestine?
The pH of the small intestine is roughly pH 8. It is slightly alkaline, as this is the alkalinity which best suits digestive enzymes.
What organic molecules are chemically digested in the small intestine?
proteinslipidscarbohydrates
Where is fat chemically and mechanically digested?
Fat is chemically digested primarily in the small intestine, where bile salts from the liver emulsify fats, allowing pancreatic lipase to break them down into fatty acids and glycerol. Mechanically, fat is initially broken down in the mouth through mastication (chewing) and further emulsified in the stomach by churning. The majority of fat digestion occurs in the small intestine, where the emulsification process enhances enzymatic action.
What is happening to the food inside the stomach?
Your food enters through your mouth and you start chemically and mechanically breaking down your food. Then your food goes down your esophagus with peristalsis. When your food enters your stomach, it is again chemically and mechanically digested. Then your food goes down your small intestine where the minerals and nutrients are taken out. When your food enters the large intestine the water is taken from it. Then it exits out of your anus.
What organ absorbs the digested food into the blood?
The small intestine absorbs digested food into the blood.
Where food is digested?
Do you mean where is food digested? In the Stomach and Small/Large Intestine. Thanks.
Which intestine do proteins carbohydrates and fat chemically digest?
neither Proteins, carbohydrates and fats are all digested in the small intestine. The liver, gallbladder, and pancreas secrete chemicals into the small intestine to digest these nutrients. The large intestine absorbs water from the food, leaving behind waste products.
What is the importance of small intestine?
Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are fully digested in the small intestine.
What organs need minerals and how is it digested?
the small intestine and large intestine.
Are lipids digested in the small intestine?
Yes.
Where are fats and oils digested?
small intestine
Where is sucrose digested in the body?
Small intestine
Where is nonpreemulsified fat digested?
small intestine
