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Digestive System
Digestive System is the category for questions regarding the breakdown and absorption of food-stuffs in our alimentary canal. Questions about the stomach and intestines can be included in this category.
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What 2 organs are involved in breaking down the food you eat?
i know for sure that the mouth is one of them.
Where bile enters the gastrointestinal tract?
Via the bile duct near the stomach end of the small intestine.
Better answer, it enters the first part of the sm. intestine the Duodenum
Secretions from the stomach promote the digestion of what?
If you mean what is stomach acid in chemical terms? HCL.
What are the 9 parts of the digestive system?
Mouth, Esophagus, Liver, Stomach, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Small intestine, Large intestine
Why don't vitamins and minerals need to be digested before they are absorbed?
Vitamins are used in their original form by the cells. They do not require digestion. They are absorbed directly from the digestive tract, transported by the blood to the cells, and the cells absorb and use what they need.
Because vitamins are absorbed by the body 'as is' - not broken down and digested.
What are 5 organs that the food moves through in order?
- Mouth - the mouth is where the digestive system starts. in your mouth you start to break down your food in two ways: mechanically and chemically. (your saliva contains a chemical that can break down your food, and mechanically because you are crushing it with your teeth.)
- Esophagus-where your food is squeezed into your stomach.
- Stomach-where it is crushed and tossed around and squeezed to your small intestine
- Small intestine -where most of the digestionoccurs
- Large intestine - the remains that are considered waste gets squeezed out
- Anus- where the waste exits your body
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What happens if you over eat in your stomach?
At one time or other, most of us have eaten too much. If it only happens occasionally, the result may be a stomach ache (cramps, feeling bloated or uncomfortable) but it will be temporary. But if you overeat too much, your stomach will expand and you will begin to look more overweight. Overeating can also be bad for your digestive system, especially if you are eating too many sweet or fatty foods, which can result in heartburn and lead to other diseases.
Where does food absorb and go in the blood?
Nutrients are absorbed from the small intestine the blood (red) vessel travel through.
Chyme is the semifliud mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
When nutrients leave the stomach in what order do they move through the small intestine?
When food leaves the stomach it first goes through the small intestine. It goes in the same order as it leaves the stomach. The first part of the small intestine is called the duodenum. It changes the digestive fluid from the acidic fluid of the stomach to alkaline. After that it goes through the rest of the small intestine. Nutrients that have become small enough are absorbed by the small intestine through small projections or villi.
Food that leaves the small intestine goes into the large intestine. There bacteria digests part of it and makes part of it available for the human. The food part then passes through the very thin large intestine wall.
The food digested in the small and large intestines go from there to the liver.
What happens if you digest i small amount of hand sanitizer?
One of two things will happen. One is you will die from alcohol poisoning. The other is becoming drunk. Most brands of hand sanitizer is the equivalent to 124 proof alcohol. Compare that to 80 proof Vodka for example. That would get you pretty messed up. In addition, hand sanitizer is made from ethyl alcohol which is very dangerous and is not the same type of alcohol that is ok to drink. This stuff is toxic.
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Is the large intestine the largest organ in the digestive tract?
No, the largest organ in the digestive tract is small intestine but the largest intestine is called large intestine because its diameter is greater than small intestine while the widest part of digestive tract is stomach.
What is the organ that food goes into before the small intestines?
Food will go to the stomach and then to the large intestine after that before it goes to the small intestine.
What is The layer of the digestive tract wall that is responsible for peristalsis?
the part of the alimentary canal responsible for peristalsis is the oesophagus or the food pipe.by wave like movements of the smooth muscles on the wall of the food pipe the food is sent to the stomach.
Heyy everyone wanted to know the answer well i dont know it ask your mom! Just kidding the answer is emulsification It breaks down large droplets of fat! Its fun to know THING! XD
What is the sphincter that guards the entrance of the esophagus into the stomach?
The lower esophageal sphincter guards the entrance of the stomach from the esophagus.
One difference between a gastrovascular cavity and a complete digestive tract?
A gastrovascular cavity is a digestive sac with only a single opening. A complete digestive tract (otherwise known as an Alimentary canal) has two openings (a mouth and anus) between its digestive tubes unlike the gastrovascular cavity in which food is ingested and eliminated through the same opening (example would be hydra)
