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After the break down of food by the stomach and the mouth. Majority of food is absorbed in the small intestines after the stomach. While the large intestines do absorb nutrients its main function is the reabsorption of water before defection. Some molecules can be directly absorbed into the bloodstream in the stomach by their composition and the amount of blood supply to the stomach itself for example alcohol.
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What is mixed with chewed food to make it easier to swallow?
Mucin softens the food to allow it to slide down the oesophagous more easily
If you swallow a seed will it grow inside you?
No, a seed will not grow inside you if you swallow it. Your stomach acid will break down the seed, preventing it from germinating and growing. It will pass through your digestive system harmlessly.
Can food pass through the larynx?
No, food cannot pass through the larynx. The larynx is part of the respiratory system, responsible for producing sound and protecting the trachea during swallowing. Food passes through the esophagus to reach the stomach.
Does food ever pass through the salivary glands?
No, food does not pass through the salivary glands. Instead, the salivary glands produce saliva, which is secreted into the mouth to help moisten and break down food as it is being chewed. The saliva contains enzymes that begin the digestion process, but the actual food passes through the oral cavity, down the esophagus, and into the stomach.
How does a cell consume a food particle that is too large to pass through a channel proteins?
phagocytosis
What is a verb that means to push food through your pharynx?
Swallow.
What is a 7 letter word that means to push food through your pharynx?
it is Swallow
What does what food travel to after you swallow it to get through your stomach?
what is the nsew
What is the function of a grasshoppers esophagus?
the esophagus squeezes food to pass through down to the stomach.
What will happen if you accidentally swallow a staple?
It will pass through your body with no ill-effects
What verb means to push food through your pharnyx?
Swallow
What is the verb that mean to push food through your pharynx?
swallow
What is the verb that means push food through your pharynx?
swallow
What verb means push food through your pharynx?
Swallow
What is A verb that is used to push food through your pharynx?
swallow
A verb that means to push food through your pharynx?
Swallow
What is mixed with chewed food to make it easier to swallow?
Mucin softens the food to allow it to slide down the oesophagous more easily
