What happens to food that has been digested?

Answer 1

It gets absorbed into the cells of the body. Digestion is the process of breaking food particles down to the point that they are small enough to pass through the semipermeable membranes of cells, sometimes called the phospholipid bilayer.

Answer 2

Different kinds of food contain different chemical components, but every component is reduced to a form that is easily absorbed by the digestive system. Complex carbohydrates are turned into sugar, and proteins are turned into amino acids, while other components such as vitamins and minerals can be absorbed as they are, without having to be altered.

Answer 3

There are a couple of things that could happen when food is completely digested. It could either be absorbed or excreted.

Answer 4

The bloodstream carries the nutrients absorbed in the small intestine to all parts of the body. They are carried in solution in the blood plasma - the liquid part of blood.

Answer 5

-they break up into pieces

-the good part is absorbed and bad part is given out of the body

Answer 6

There are various things that happen to food once it is completely digested. Essential nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream and the waste products are excreted.

Answer 7

can the blood carry the food to the digestion parts if not changed

Answer 8

The water is taken out in the large intestine and the prosess of egesstion takes place which means your faeces (poo) leaves your body