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What are the main organs that make up your digestive system?
Stomach and both samll and larrge intestines. they break down and well....digest the food.
How long does the digestion work in the stomach?
I know that it takes about 8 hours to get through both the stomach and the small intestine. And most digestion occurs in the small intestine. So, probably about 2-3 hours. Remember, the stomach only has the enzyme to digest proteins, so why on earth would a lot of digestion occur in it?
What organs are connected to the stomach?
The esophagus connects to the stomach, allowing food to pass from the throat to the stomach for digestion. The small intestine is connected to the stomach, where further digestion of food and absorption of nutrients takes place. The pancreas and liver also play important roles in digestion by secreting enzymes and bile into the small intestine to aid in the breakdown of food.
Is the small or large intestine directly attached to the stomach?
Directly after the stomach, food enters the duodenum, which is the first part of the small intestine.
Can someone survive without both their stomach and small intestine?
Why yes of course
What organs of digestion chemically digest food?
Stomach
How is the function of the small intestine different from the function of the large intestine?
The stomach and small intestine both help with digestion. However, the stomach breaks down the food with acids and is mostly a large cavity, while the small intestine absorbs the nutrients and is a long winding path.
Where does most chemical digestion take place and nutrients are absorbed into the blood?
chemical digestion takes place in the small intestine large intestine,mouth and stomach. Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine and minerals in the large intestine.
The part of alimentary canal where protein is digested?
Protein is digested both in the stomach (by pepsin and trypsin) and in the small intestine.
Where is pyloric in relantionship to the pancures?
The pylorus is a part of the stomach located at the lower end, near the small intestine. The pancreas is situated behind the stomach, near the beginning of the small intestine. They are both important organs in the digestive system, but they are not directly adjacent to each other.
What is the first step the surgeon takes with the stomach in the performance of a pancreatectomy?
He or she starts by dividing and detaching the end of the stomach. This part of the stomach leads to the small intestine, where the pancreas and bile duct both attach.
Is the stomach connected to the pancreas?
The stomach leads into the first part of the small intestine, which is called the duodenum. The pancreas also leads into the duodenum, by a duct (tube) called the pancreatic duct. So both connect to the small intestine, but the stomach does not connect to the pancreas. For a diagram see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreas
