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脫rganos abdominales:

脫rganos abdominales

El proceso de digesti贸n de los alimentos es llevado a cabo por muchos 贸rganos en el cuerpo. El es贸fago empuja el alimento dentro del est贸mago que, a su vez, lo mezcla e inicia la descomposici贸n de prote铆nas. El est贸mago propulsa el alimento luego dentro del intestino delgado, el cual lo digiere posteriormente y comienza la absorci贸n de nutrientes. Las secreciones provenientes del p谩ncreas en el intestino delgado ayudan a neutralizar el 谩cido en el intestino con el fin de brindar un ambiente apropiado para que las enzimas trabajen. La bilis proveniente de la ves铆cula biliar y el h铆gado emulsifica la grasa y aumenta la absorci贸n de 谩cidos grasos. El intestino grueso almacena y concentra temporalmente el resto hasta que es evacuado como desecho del cuerpo.



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