What is the passage of food from the digestive system to the bloodstream called?

Small intestine. The walls of the small intestine absorb water and the digested nutrients into your bloodstream. As peristalsis continues, the waste products of the digestive process move into the large intestine.

1. What is the movement of food from the digestive system to the blood called?
2. What are the passages in the digestive system?
3. How is passage of food regulated from stomach onwards?
4. What is the sphincter?

What is the movement of food from the digestive system to the blood called?

Absorption. The simple molecules that result from chemical digestion pass through cell membranes of the lining in the small intestine into the blood or lymph capillaries. This process is called absorption.

What are the passages in the digestive system?

The digestive tract comprises the stomach, small intestine (i.e. duodenum, jejunum and ileum) and large intestine (i.e. caecum, appendix, colon and rectum). Its basic structure is shown in Figure 11.25.

How is passage of food regulated from stomach onwards?

the pyloric sphincter controls the passage of food(chyme) from the stomach into the small intestine. ... The anal sphincter controls the movement food (feces) from the rectum to outside the body.

What is the sphincter?

Listen to pronunciation. (SFINK-ter) A ring-shaped muscle that relaxes or tightens to open or close a passage or opening in the body. Examples are the anal sphincter (around the opening of the anus) and the pyloric sphincter (at the lower opening of the stomach).