ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When you eat a cheeseburger, your digestive ____ digests the cheeseburger.
A
glands
B
organ
C
system
D
tissue
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Absorption is the movement of the digested burger molecules through the wall of the intestine into the blood or lymph. The small intestine is the region where the digested cheeseburger is absorbed. Most absorption happens in the ileum where the remaining nutrients are absorbed before moving into the large intestine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The small intestine absorbs most of the nutrients in your food, and your circulatory system passes them on to other parts of your body to store or use. Special cells help absorbed nutrients cross the intestinal lining into your bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stomach would take in the hamburger from the esophagus (gullet or food pipe), mixes it, breaks it down, and then passes it on to the small intestine in small portions. The small intestine is the part of the intestines where 90% of the digestion and absorption of the hamburger would occur.

Detailed explanation-4: -When fat is present in the chyme (as it is from the cheese and mayonnaise in our sandwich), the gallbladder contracts and secretes bile into the small intestine. Bile acts like a detergent and emulsifies the fat, breaking it into small globules, aiding fat absorption.

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