35 Best Digestive System Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

G. Roland, Professor
Answered: Jul 09, 2018

The digestion ends in the small intestine. Some people assume that it ends in the anus but it is the anus from where the digested food is removed. The small intestine is in charge of breaking...Read More

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Where does most part of the digestion in small intestine take place in human body?

E.Ronald
Answered: Jan 03, 2018

In the small intestine there is a section called the duodenum. It is the first section of the small intestine. It is the shortest part of the small intestine. In humans it is a tube that is...Read More

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What two locations in the digestive system mechanically break down food?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 18, 2024

Stomach and mouth
2. Mouth and stomach
3. Stomach,mouth
4. Mouth,stomach
5. Mouth, stomach
6. Stomach, mouth
7. Stomach&mouth
8. Mouth&stomach
9. Stomach &...Read More

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What are the phases of gastric secretion?

Anika Nicole, Wordsmith
Answered: Jun 19, 2018

There are three phases of gastric secretion: Cephalic Phase: It occurs just before food enters the stomach via neurological signals. This phase prepares the human body for eating and dig...Read More

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What stores the liver's digestive juices until they are needed by the intestines?

L. Hawkes, Teacher
Answered: Feb 11, 2019

Those animals that don’t have backbones do not have livers either. Livers are organs that fulfill a certain purpose which is to help with the digestive process. It also creates bile and...Read More

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Which organ does digestion begin?

Opolotisaac
Answered: Feb 11, 2019

It begins in the mouth and in the mouth there is both chemical and mechanical digestion.during chemical dijection the food is broken down by the action of teeth and mechanical food is broken down by...Read More

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What is the difference between Chemical and Mechanical digestion?

Wyatt Williams
Answered: Apr 18, 2024

Chemical digestion is where large molecules break down and is changed into a different substance while Mechanical breaks the food into smaller pieces and keeps the same substance.

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Which organ produces a digestive juice that contains a wide array of enzymes to break down fat, carbohydrate, and protein in food?

H. Jones, Web Content Writer
Answered: Aug 07, 2018

The organ that produces a digestive enzyme that breaks down any fats, carbohydrates, and proteins in the food you eat is the pancreas. It makes the digestive juices that have these enzymes....Read More

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What type of acid breaks down food in your stomach?

M. Parker, Internet Researcher
Answered: Oct 23, 2018

The type of acid that breaks down food in your stomach is hydrochloric acid.
Hydrochloric acid(HCl) is secreted by principal cells in the stomach. It is the only type of acid found in the...Read More

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What is the purpose of eating food?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 18, 2024

Ingestion is consuming, digestion is breaking down the food, absorbtion is taking the nutrients into your body and egestion is expelling excretment out of the body.

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What mashes and cuts food in your mouth?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 18, 2024

Your teeth mashes and cuts food in your mouth.

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What is the place where digested molecules of food, water, and minerals are absorbed?

W. Pratt, Marketing Analyst
Answered: Apr 03, 2019

The small intestine is an organ of the digestive system that has the job of absorbing the nutrients and minerals from the food and liquid a person takes. It runs from the stomach to the opening...Read More

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Where is the digestion of food gets completed?

E.Emily
Answered: Feb 07, 2020

Small Intestine Digestion of most foods is completed in the small intestine. Digestion is a process that occurs in the gastrointestinal system. It is the process by which food is converted into...Read More

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What is the most important function of the digestive system?

Mike John, Content Explorer
Answered: Feb 05, 2021

The digestive system has two main functions namely digestion and absorption. Digestion occurs when the food that you consume is broken down into smaller particles so that they can be absorbed by...Read More

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What is final portion of the large intestine?

John Adney
Answered: Nov 13, 2017

The final portion is the rectum because it is at the end meaning it’s the final portion!

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