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Q: What serves as an emulsifying agent in the small intestine?
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What organ produce emulsifying fluid?

small intestine


What is the small pouch located on and and of the large intestine which serves no purpose?

Appendix


What modification of the small intestine wall that serves to increase surface area?

Villi


Are the intestines linked to the nervous system?

no it is a part of the digestive sistem


Where is the cecum is located?

The cecum is located in the first part of the large intestine. This serves as a connection between the ileum to the ascending colon and a part of the intestine that moves the waste to be excreted.


How does the large intestine differ from the smaller one?

The large intestine differs from the small intestine in length, diameter, and function. The small intestine is longer than the large intestine, but has a smaller diameter. The small intestine is directly connected to the stomach. The primary function of the small intestine is to absorb nutrients from the food processed by the stomach and to transfer those nutrients to the blood stream. The large intestine comes after the small. Its primary function is to capture water from the waste materials that pass to it from the small intestine. It also serves as a place to store the waste solids until they can be eliminated from the body.


How bile salt acts as in emulsifying agent?

Bile salts break down fat globules in the small intestines to allow a more soluble product for easier absorption.


Can you breath though your butt?

No. The anus only serves as an exit for waste. There are often large obstructions in the large intestine, in addition to impassable sphincters separating the large and small intestine and the small intestine and the stomach, and the presence of lots of liquids in the small intestine and the stomach. You can breath through your mouth, your nose, or (in the case of some smokers) a small recessed hole in the neck directly connected to the windpipe.


Which comes first on the grasshopper the small intestine or large intestine?

Food enters the small intestine first. It enters the duodenum in the small intestine.


What describes the ileum of the small intestine?

The ileum of the small intestine is directly attached to the large intestine. It forms the majority of the small intestine. It is C-shaped and short. It is the middle portion of the small intestine. It is at the beginning of the small intestine.


What is on top of your small intestine?

The large intestine is on top of your small intestine.


Why is the small intestine called small intestine?

It compared in size to the large intestine it is about twice as small