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Digestive system breaks down your foodstuff into small particles so that they can be absorbed into your blood stream.

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Eldon Hilpert

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Which organ breaks down food chemically and then absorbs the nutrients?

stomach


The main function of the digestive system?

breaks down food we eat and absorbs nutrients and water


What organs system that breaks down food and absorbs nutrients?

the digestive system. The small intestine specifically absorbs nutrients u just learned something from an 11 year old :P


When your body breaks down food into nutrients what type of digestion takes place?

When your body breaks down food into nutrients, chemical digestion is taking place. In contrast, physical digestion breaks down food mechanically into smaller particles.


What the main purpose of the small intestine?

The small intestine further breaks-down partly digested food using its enzymes and enzymes from the pancreas. It then absorbs the nutrients from these foods and passes the nutrients on to the blood capillaries.


What body system is responsible for breaking down food into nutrients the body can use?

The digestive system. Maybe you should take science class sweet cheeks.


What nutrients are digested in the small intestine?

The small intestine is where nearly all of the nutrients are digested. The stomach breaks down the food into a liquid and the colon absorbs water.


Is there any absorption in the mouth?

The mouth breaks down and absorbs sugars in the food we eat.


What is organ system that breaks down food and obsorbs nutrients?

None. The stomach and liver break down the food, and the guts absorb the nutrients.


Why does your body break down the food?

Your body breaks down food so that it can get the nutrients into usable form.


What is the function of the salivary glands grasshopper?

Breaks down food and nutrients.


What organisms breaks down material into nutrients for food producers?

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