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Digestion starts when food is placed into the mouth
and ends when waste is released from the anus. The
whole trip normally takes about 24 hours. The time food
spends in each part of the digestive system is show belowMouth - 1 minute
Oesophagus - 3 seconds
Stomach - 2 to 4 hours
Small intestine - 1 to 4 hours
Large intestine - 10 hours to several days
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Where does food break down occur most in the digestive system?
The Stomach
Do all plants have a digestive system?
Most species of plants have no digestive system; they create their own food and therefore do not have to digest anything. There do exist carnivorous plants, such as the famous Venus Fly Trap, which digest food and therefore do have a digestive system.
What part of the digestive system where most digestion of food takes places?
small intestine
Where does food leave the digestive system and into the circulatory system?
digestive system throw the waste and dirt from the body and nutrients enters the circulatory system through capillaries.
Name the part of the digestive system where food spends the most time?
The small intestine is where food spends the most time during the digestive process. This is where nutrients from food are absorbed into the bloodstream before the remaining waste moves to the large intestine.
What happens if nerves are missing in the lower digestive tract?
most Lilly the food will still move along since peristalsis would still go on and the food will go on, since the digestive system is involuntary
What are he steps of the digestive system for mussels?
Most animals like this are thought to have no digestive system
What organ of the digestive system produces acid that kills most of the bacteria swallowed with food?
Your mom! she didn't tell you?
What part of the human digestive system contains the most amount of digested food when digestion is completed?
large intestine
What is the interior cavity of the digestive tract?
Food does not go 'Inside' of your digestive system. It remains 'Outside' of the digestive system. So most of the digestion is extracellular. So from mouth to anus the entire digestive system is connected to the 'Exterior' and is not technically and immunologically 'Inside' your body.
What is a frog's most important organ system?
Oh, dude, the most important organ system for a frog is probably its digestive system. I mean, those little guys gotta eat all those bugs and stuff, right? So yeah, the digestive system is like super crucial for keeping those frogs hopping along.
Which part of the digestive system contains the most amount of digested food when digestion is completed?
Large Intestine
