MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The small intestine absorbs nutrients and water from your food. If these functions are impaired, you may experience nutritional deficiencies and watery stools (diarrhea). The muscle movements of the small intestine help break food down and process it through your body.

Detailed explanation-2: -It helps to further digest food coming from the stomach. It absorbs nutrients (vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, proteins) and water from food so they can be used by the body. The small intestine is part of the digestive system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The large intestine has 3 primary functions: absorbing water and electrolytes, producing and absorbing vitamins, and forming and propelling feces toward the rectum for elimination.

Detailed explanation-4: -Churn and mix ingested food, making it into chyme. Move the food along its entire length and into the colon. Mix ingested food with mucus, which makes it easier to move. Receive digesting enzymes from the pancreas and liver via the pancreatic and common bile ducts. More items •25-Oct-2022