Multiple choice

In which part of the allimentary canal some of the water and electrolytes are removed from the food?

  1. In the mouth

  2. In the esophagus

  3. In the stomach

  4. In the large intestine

  5. In the small intestine
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Explanation

After passing through the small intestine, food passes into the large intestine. In the large intestine, some of the water and electrolytes (chemicals like sodium) are removed from the food. Many microbes (bacteria like Bacteroides, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella) in the large intestine help in the digestion process.
After being in the stomach, food enters the duodenum. In the small intestine, bile (produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder), pancreatic enzymes, and other digestive enzymes produced by the inner wall of the small intestine help in the breakdown of food.

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