Explain How Does Food Move Through The Body
How does food move through the body?
Food passes through the GI tract, and mixes with digestive juices.
Eventually, it causes large molecules of food to break down into smaller molecules. Then, the body absorbs the smaller molecules through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream The bloodstream then delivers the small molecules to the rest of the body.
After this, the food continues into the large intestine, and out your body. What happens during the chemical digestion in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine?
The process of digestion begins in the mouth when the food is chewed, being broken down into simpler nutrients, and is mixed with saliva. Saliva contains an enzyme, lysozyme, that begins the breakdown of carbohydrates. …show more content…
When foods are returned to their most basic nature, the body can then rebuild these substances as and when required to create enzymes. These things can strengthen muscles or raise blood sugar levels. For the body to successfully utilize the energy available within the food and use it properly, humans must take in the required amount of nutrients and minerals that our body needs. A good diet will consist of the right amount of protein, carbohydrates, fats, and vitamins and minerals. Your stomach absorbs a very small amount of nutrients from food. However, the next stop, the small intestine, is where most of the nutrients is absorbed. Digested nutrients passes into the blood vessels in the wall of the intestine through a process of diffusion. The inner wall of the small intestine is lined with tissue. The epithelial cells of the villi transport nutrients from the lumen of the intestine into capillaries …show more content…
The absorbed substances are then moved through the blood vessels to different organs of the body where they are used to build complex substances, such as the proteins required by our body.
The food that remains undigested and unabsorbed passes into the large intestine where very small amounts of nutrients are absorbed.
The food then exits your body through the rectum or anus.
How do new molecules form to support growth?
For a molecule to form, two or more atoms need to join together chemically. Proteins are made of smaller molecules called amino acids. Amino acids contain the elements carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur. Amino acids are used by your cells to build proteins needed for proper cell functioning.
Some proteins support the growth and repair of living matter.
For example, proteins help make your bones bigger, and sometimes stronger. The action of proteins in your muscles allows you to move.
How do new molecule form to supply energy?
For your body to do many things, it requires energy. This chemical energy comes from different foods like carbohydrates, fats, and proteins stored in the body. For example, new molecules that are entering your body through food and digestion are
Food passes through the GI tract, and mixes with digestive juices.
Eventually, it causes large molecules of food to break down into smaller molecules. Then, the body absorbs the smaller molecules through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream The bloodstream then delivers the small molecules to the rest of the body.
After this, the food continues into the large intestine, and out your body. What happens during the chemical digestion in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine?
The process of digestion begins in the mouth when the food is chewed, being broken down into simpler nutrients, and is mixed with saliva. Saliva contains an enzyme, lysozyme, that begins the breakdown of carbohydrates. …show more content…
When foods are returned to their most basic nature, the body can then rebuild these substances as and when required to create enzymes. These things can strengthen muscles or raise blood sugar levels. For the body to successfully utilize the energy available within the food and use it properly, humans must take in the required amount of nutrients and minerals that our body needs. A good diet will consist of the right amount of protein, carbohydrates, fats, and vitamins and minerals. Your stomach absorbs a very small amount of nutrients from food. However, the next stop, the small intestine, is where most of the nutrients is absorbed. Digested nutrients passes into the blood vessels in the wall of the intestine through a process of diffusion. The inner wall of the small intestine is lined with tissue. The epithelial cells of the villi transport nutrients from the lumen of the intestine into capillaries …show more content…
The absorbed substances are then moved through the blood vessels to different organs of the body where they are used to build complex substances, such as the proteins required by our body.
The food that remains undigested and unabsorbed passes into the large intestine where very small amounts of nutrients are absorbed.
The food then exits your body through the rectum or anus.
How do new molecules form to support growth?
For a molecule to form, two or more atoms need to join together chemically. Proteins are made of smaller molecules called amino acids. Amino acids contain the elements carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur. Amino acids are used by your cells to build proteins needed for proper cell functioning.
Some proteins support the growth and repair of living matter.
For example, proteins help make your bones bigger, and sometimes stronger. The action of proteins in your muscles allows you to move.
How do new molecule form to supply energy?
For your body to do many things, it requires energy. This chemical energy comes from different foods like carbohydrates, fats, and proteins stored in the body. For example, new molecules that are entering your body through food and digestion are