THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

RECTUM AND ANUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Chemical digestion does not occur in which organ?
A
Stomach
B
Mouth
C
Large Intestine
D
Small Intestine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike the small intestine, the large intestine produces no digestive enzymes. Chemical digestion is completed in the small intestine before the chyme reaches the large intestine.

Detailed explanation-2: -No chemical digestion takes place in the large intestine because it does not produce nor receive any digestive enzymes. Instead, the large intestine functions to absorb water and electrolytes and to produce feces to be eliminated.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oesophagus is the part of the alimentary canal where no digestion occurs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Major absorption of glucose and amino acid occurs in the small intestine and not in large intestine.

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