0
no, not unless your an amoeba
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is your body able to absorb food if it is not chemically digested?
Your body can not absorb the food if it is not digested chemically. Your body can absorb the simple sugars like fructose and glucose, vitamins and minerals only, without digestion.
How does swallowing help in digesting food?
Swallowing helps to pass something from mouth to our pharynx to insert some nutrients in our body.
Why do some food needs to be digested?
Because the human body cannot absorb nutrients from foods, without breaking them down into smaller parts.
Why is the pharynx considered part of the digestive system even though it does not digest or absorb food?
it helps move food through the alimentary canal and does include both swallowing and peristalsis.
Describe how fungi obtain their food?
They absorb food through their body after extracellular digestion.
What causes increasing episodes of difficulty swallowing food saliva?
The autoimmune disease Sjogren's syndrome causes damage to moisture producing glands of the body. This can result in difficulty swallowing food and decreased saliva.
Why do you digest your food?
You digest your food so that your body can absorb all the nutrients in the food and poo wee wee
What organ in the body is flexible and it helps the mouth push food toward the teeth and aids in swallowing?
Tounge!(:
I take and absorb the nutrients that your body needs from your food and i put it in your bloodstream do your body can use it what am i?
Iungs
How do you eat without swallowing?
You dont really eat this food as in as a result its not in your stomach but you do chew it and its chewing gum.
Why does food not enter the body until it is abdorbed into the blood?
Food must be digested before it can be absorbed because it is necessary for our digestive enzymes to combine with the food. Once the enzymes combine with the food, our bodies can absorb the nutrients.
Can one survive without the digestive system?
No you cannot. Your body needs to absorb energy from somewhere (food) and needs to get water so your brain and pretty much every other part of your body can function properly.
