Question

How would our body be affected if the digestive system stopped working appropriately?

Question options:

Cells will get too much energy and that will cause them to stop working.


Cells won't get the nutrients they need for survival.


Cells won't get the oxygen they need for survival.


Cells will get too much oxygen, causing them to stop working properly.

Answer 1

The answer is; Cells won't get the nutrients they need for survival.

The digestive system is significant in the digestion and absorption of food in the body. After different stages of digestion along the alimentary canal, nutrients are absorbed in the ileum (that has microvilli to increases the surface area for food absorption). After the nutrients are absorbed they are taken to the liver and cells for metabolism through the bloodstream. The nutrients are used to produce ATP and to build the cell.