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The large intestine is primarily a site of absorption of nutrients and water. However, some digestion of small peptide chains, trisaccharides or fatty acids may continue into the proximal large intestine since the digestive enzymes are propelled aborally with the ingesta.
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How the intestines break down food?
There are certain glands and enzymes in the stomach and the intestines that help to break down the food.
What in the stomach and small intestines break down food?
enzymes
What do the stomach small intestines large intestines do?
your stomach and small intestines break food down and anything that gets to your large intestines exits your body through the anus
What happens when the small intestines is shortened during surgery?
The food will not be fully break down.
How is the function of the small intestines different from the function of the large intestines?
The function of the small intestine is to break down foods and the function of the large intestine is to clean out the food that are not absorbed as wastes.
What system has organs that break down food so the food can be used by the body?
digestive system. this includes the stomach and small and large intestines
Which organ uses bile to break down food?
The liver produces bile, which is stored in the gallbladder and released into the small intestine to help break down fats during digestion.
Where in GIT is water absorbed?
The small intestines pulls fluid in to swish food around and break food down into nutrients. The waste fluid along with fluid waste you ingested is pulled back out when food mash is in the large intestines.
What is the structures that break up food into small parts?
The are enzymes. The are small particles that break up the starch in your intestines! Hope this helps
Why does your body need acids?
To break down food for digestion in the sm. intestines.
What two organs assist the small intestines in breaking down food?
The pancreas (which secretes amylases and CCK) and the gall bladder (which releases bile salts to break down fats).
Does jelly get broken down in the small intestine?
Food breaks down in the stomach, not the intestines.
