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What body part serves as storage space for undigested food?
the correct answer to this question is not your stomach, but it is your gall bladder
How does bolus move its way through the body?
the bolus is formed by chemwing food. it is swallowed and muscles in your throat push it down the esophagus past a valve into your stomach. once there the bolus disintegrates and digestion begins.
How is the muscular system involved in digestion?
When food is ingested in the mouth, it is propelled towards the stomach then to intestines and to the anus by peristaltic movement of the muscles. Without muscles, digestion will take couple of days to occur. Food is propelled slowly through small and big intestine as most of the absorption of food occurs here.
What role do the muscles play in the digestion of food?
Smooth muscles in the digestive tract slowly move from the esophagus to the stomach where it is mixed with stomach acid and enzymes and then released into the small intestine where small particles are absorbed. The remaining food, which is indigestible, is held in the colon in water is reabsorbed. Eventually, that is expelled from the body as feces.
What role does the stomach play in digestion I need this information for Tuesday so please if you know the answer tell me. Thank You have a good day?
1. Delayed emptying - holds food and empties it slowly so small intestine does not get overwhelmed by food. 2. Gastric lipase - breaks down fat. 3. Highly acidic environment - kills microbes, helps break down proteins.
How does a stomach process food?
Once food enters the stomach through the esophagus, it reaches the stomach, and enzymes like pepsin, chemically break up the food. Then the stomach churns for mechanical digestion, aiding in the break up. The reason the stomach isn't damaged by the acids is because of a lining inside the stomach protecting it. The remains leave for the small intestine after digestion.
Where does the liquid that leaves the stomach go?
Once it leaves the stomach, the partially digested contents (technical term - "chyme") enter the small intestine at the duodenum. As the chyme passes through the small intestine, further digestion takes place, as well as the absorption of useful nutrients.
How come when I am full I'm fat but when I am hungry I am thin?
Food, like all other matter in the universe, takes up space. When you eat food, the stomach expands to accommodate the space that the food takes up. The stomach slowly empties into the small intestine, which causes the stomach to slowly return to the size it was when you were hungry.
Do the acid in our stomach works slowly or quickly?
The acid in our stomach, primarily hydrochloric acid, works quickly to break down food and kill harmful bacteria. It activates digestive enzymes and creates an acidic environment that facilitates the digestion process. This rapid action is crucial for effective digestion and nutrient absorption.
What does the small intestine do to the food after it passes through the stomach?
Once food is let into the small intestine, through a sphincter (valve) from the stomach, a process called peristalsis (the contracting and relaxing of muscles around the intestine) causes undigested food to be squeezed through the incredibly, long length of the small intestine (so named for its width, not length!). During the food's journey, nutrients that have not been absorbed in the stomach are slowly absorbed through the small intestine's lining, into the tiny capillaries which surround the winding tube, thus allowing nutrient uptake into the blood and circulatory system. Hence the huge length yet relatively thin form of the small intestine. This shape allows a maximum of surface area to allow undigested food to come in contact with the intestine's membrane. It is mostly nutrients from food, already partially digested in the stomach, which the s. intestine absorbs, though water is also importantly transferred to the circulatory system at this stage of digestion. The large intestine, along with the rectum, however, are responsible for the major extraction of remaining water. It is interesting to note that the appendix is a part (or adjunct) of the small intestine. Our herbivorous (plant eating) mammalian cousins have much longer appendixes, which serve a a digestion area for fibrous, plant materials. Herbivore's appendixes contain many bacteria which help to digest foods too fibrous for (near-appendixless), humans! The Koala needs an appendix of comparable length to the entire human small intestine, in order to digest Eucalyptus leaves!
Is alcohol digested slowly by the stomach and small intestine?
Alcohol is absorbed quickly by the stomach and small intestine, entering the bloodstream soon after consumption. The liver metabolizes alcohol at a steady rate, regardless of how quickly it's consumed, which is why drinking too much alcohol can overwhelm the liver's ability to process it efficiently.
Do laxatives dissolve quickly or slowly in the stomach?
slowly
