Question

Name the organ which performs the following fuctions. 1) absorption of digested food. 2) Absorption of water

Answer 1

The organ in the body that functions in the absorption of food and water is the intestine. The small intestine (ileum, duodenum and jejunum) is largely involved in absorption of almost all the nutrients and minerals necessary for normal body function. The large intestine is largely involved in absorption of water leading to the formation of stool.

Answer 2

Answer:

Intestine is the organ which performs all these functions.

Explanation:

• The duodenum of the small intestine absorbs the partially digested food together with the digestive fluids from the liver, pancreas, and its own walls.
• Bile juice, secreted from the liver, breaks down fat into small droplets that are easier to digest.
• The pancreas secretes pancreatic juice, which converts lipids into glycerol and fatty acids.
• Starch and carbs are broken down into simple sugars by the intestinal juice that is released by the small intestine's walls. Glucose is the name for these sugars. Additionally, it changes proteins into amino acids.
• The term "digested food" refers to all of these uncomplicated, broken-down forms.
• The blood vessels in the intestine's walls absorb the food that has been digested.
• The small intestine's surface area is greatly increased by the finger-like extensions called villi, allowing for higher absorption of the food that has been digested.
• The blood transports the ingested dietary components to various bodily regions.
• When glucose breaks down, it releases the energy needed for numerous living activities in the form of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
• The food that wasn't digested and wasn't absorbed moves from the small to the big intestine.

Hence we can conclude that absorption of digested food and absorption of water is done by intestine.

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