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Although the stomach is responsible for digestion very little occurs in it?
Absorption
What is the location where the majority of the digestion and absorption occurs?
Most of digestion occurs in the stomach and most absorption occurs in the small intestine.
What occurs in the stomach although it is responsible for very little digestion?
Although the stomach is responsible for digestion, very little absorption happens in it. Instead, the stomach is more like a washing machine; it agitates foodstuffs. It stirs up ground up food (mechanical digestion from teeth / gums occurs in the mouth), with stomach acids in the stomach and bile salts from the gallbladder assisting in chemical digestion.
What is the second stage of digestion?
The second stage of digestion occurs in the stomach. Here, food is mixed with stomach acid and digestive enzymes to further break down proteins and begin the process of nutrient absorption.
What organ does most digestion take place?
Most chemical digestion occurs in the stomach and absorption occur in the intestines in humans and many other animals.
Is the stomach responsible for absorption and digestion occurs in the small intestines?
The digestive system.
Where does the most digestion in the stomach occur?
Most nutrient digestion occurs in the stomach
What is the name of the organ in the digestive system where the chemical breakdown of food primarily occurs?
The organ in the digestive system where the chemical breakdown of food primarily occurs is the stomach. Here, gastric acids and enzymes break down food into smaller particles for further digestion and absorption in the intestines.
Where does most protein digestion occur in humans?
Most protein digestion occurs in the stomach. However, further digestion of proteins also occurs in the small intestine.
Digestion is completed in?
Digestion occurs in the mouth, stomach and small intestine.
What percentage of digestion occurs in mouth?
Digestion in the mouth accounts for about 5-10% of the total digestive process. The primary function in the mouth is mechanical breakdown through chewing, along with the enzymatic action of saliva, particularly the enzyme amylase, which begins the digestion of carbohydrates. Most digestion occurs in the stomach and small intestine, where further breakdown and absorption of nutrients take place.
Where are 2 places where mechanical digestion occurs?
In the stomach and the mouth
