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What are the 6 nutrients needed by the body?
Carbohydrates, protiens, water, fats, vitamins, and minerals.
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How does the pancreous aid in digestion
It produces enzymes that break down starches, proteins, and fats in the small intestine.
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What are the two digestive functions of the small intestine.
- Chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients;
- As liquid moves into the small intestine, it mixes enzymes and secretions.
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What are the functions of the liver?
Produces bile, a substance that breaks up fat particals, breaks down medicines and other substances, and helps elimates nitrogen from the body.
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What does the gallbladder do?
Stores bile that is produced in the liver and sends it to the small intestine to break down fat.
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What does an enzyme do?
It chemically digests food.
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Where is bile stored?
Where is bile produced?
- In the gallbladder.
- In the liver.
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What is the function of the villi.
It absorbs nutrients from digested food, covers the intestine, blood vessels take the nutrients throughout the body.
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Large intestine
- Large intestine contains bacteria that feed on the materia passing through.
- These bacteria normally do not cause disease.
- They are helpful because they make certain vitamins including vitamin K.
- Last section of the digestion process.
- Absorbs water
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Does fiber get digested?
No, instead fiber thickens the liquid in the intestines.
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