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Where in the digestive system does the food get absorbed into the blood stream?
the liver
Why should the food be digestive?
so that the nutrients are absorbed to the blood stream
Why must your stomach have digestive juices?
Digestive juices are acids that dissolve food down into smaller pieces so it can be absorbed into the blood stream .
Is a fish's digestive system intracellular or extracellular?
A bony fish's digestive system is an extracellular process - the food in ingested, taken into the stomach where acid and compression works to break it down. It then transits into the intestinal system where it is completely broken down and the nutrients absorbed into the blood stream. At this point the nutrients will go from extracellular to intracellular as they are absorbed by the body tissues from the blood stream.
What is the main function of the digestive system in worms frogs pigs and humans?
The main function is to break down all the nutrients so that they are absorbed in the blood stream.
When someone drinks blood does it go to there circulatory system and infect your blood stream or not?
No... It goes through your digestive system and is not absorbed into the bloodstream... Stop drinking blood...
Which group of fats are absorbed pass through the intestinal cells and diffuse into capillaries and thus directly into the blood stream?
Water-soluble glycerol and short and medium chain fatty acids.
In which part of the digestive system is the digested food absorbed into the bloodstream?
Food material absorbed by the digestive tract and collected by capillaries of the blood stream are emptied into the hepatic portal vein. From there the liver removes excesses either store or are metabolized and excreted.
What is the meaning of a digestive system?
Digestion is the breaking down of chemicals in the body, into a form that can be absorbed. It is also the process by which the body breaks down chemicals into smaller components that can be absorbed by the blood stream. There are also digestive system disorders. Read about them on the internet for more info.
Does water go into your stomach and then through your blood stream?
Water is absorbed through the walls of your digestive tract and participates in most of the functions in your body. The blood stream is not the only way water moves through the body but is is one of the most rapid ways to get liquid where it is needed.
The point of the digestive system is to?
The point is to digest food (the clue is the name) and to break down large macromolecules into smaller molecules which can be absorbed through the gut wall into the blood stream, where it is carried to tissues where it is needed.
What is the system that breaks down and absorbs food?
The first task of the digestive system is to break down food into a fine pulp (mechanical digestion). When the food is physically broken down, digestive chemicals break the food down into small molecules (chemical digestion). The mouth is the organ in which the process of digestion begins.(Google)
