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Where is the food is absorbed?
Absorption of digested foodstuffs occurs in the small intestine.
What happens to digested food after absorption?
Food is digested in the stomach, and this digestion continues to some degree in the small intestine. But it is largely in the small intestine that the nutrients are absorbed from the stream of digested materials. Anything not absorbed continues on to the large intestine for water extraction and further on to excrement.
What is the name of the process which take digested food through the small intestine?
absorption
What is the name of the process which takes the digested food through the small intestine wall?
absorption
What is a single projection on the lining of the small intestine that functions in the absorption of digested food?
mucous
What tiny finger shaped structure in which absorption occurs?
The small intestine contains tiny finger-like structures called villi, where absorption of nutrients takes place. Villi increase the surface area of the intestine for more efficient absorption of digested food molecules.
How is small intestine better adapted for absorption than thatof large intestine?
The small intestine has small tiny projections called "villi". These projections increase the surface area for absorption. The large intestine however lacks these structures.
Where are digested foods absorbed?
The digestion first starts in the mouth and the food is absorbed in the small intestine, and the water and minerals go to your large intestine:)learned this in biology, last week =)
How does absorption accour in the small intestine?
In the small intestine small, partly-digested food particles are absorbed through micro villi (small finger-like tentacles) that line the wall of the small intestine.
Which part of the gastrointestinal tract plays the greatest role in the absorption of digested food?
Small Intestine
In what organ are lipids first digested?
Lipids, or fats, are digested in the duodenum, the first section of the small intestine.
The villi of the small intestine allow for an increase in the rate of?
absorption of nutrients by increasing the surface area available for absorption. This increased surface area allows for more efficient absorption of nutrients from the digested food passing through the small intestine.
