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Digestive System Questions and Answers (Q&A)

Where does the digestion end?
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: Jan 21, 2025
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: Jan 21, 2025
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.

1 Answer

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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: Jan 21, 2025

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: Jan 21, 2025
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 tube moves food from the back of your throat to the stomach?
Bobby Rickets, Content Reviewer
Answered: Jun 20, 2019
The correct answer to this question is esophagus. Although the muscle is, and the function sounds easy, it can have many disorders. One is called esophagitis, which occurs when the esophagus...Read More

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