Learn about the different roles the intestines play in the digestive system.
NARRATOR: We see the former apple, chocolate bar and sandwich have finally made it into the intestines from the stomach. What a lot of pipes!
This is the small intestine. Everything that comes in here has already been turned to liquid by the stomach.
Excuse me! Could I just ask you, how are you feeling right now?
FOOD: Erm, quite… watery… I think I might get absorbed soon… Ooh we're just going into the next bit… Ooohhhhh!!!
NARRATOR: Yes he's been absorbed through the intestine wall and we can see the blood vessels everywhere.
The nutrients are on their way to be delivered to a part of a body they're needed.
And now we're moving into the large intestine. This is where any food that can't get digested ends up.
Phew, this place has a lot of smelly gas.
And how are you feeling?
DIGESTED FOOD: Well, I was really hoping to get digested, you know, but it just didn't work out…So here I am…
Do I smell really bad?
And I look awful!
Oh no don't film me!!
NARRATOR: Well you've been on quite a journey.
Thanks for talking to us.
Intestines
The intestines are divided into two parts: the small intestine and the large intestine.
1. Small intestine
Digested food is absorbed in the small intestine. This means that it passes through the wall of the small intestine and into the bloodstream. The blood then carries the useful substances around the body to where they are needed.
2. Large intestine
By the time the contents reach the large intestine, most of the digested food has been absorbed. This just leaves waste material that the body doesn’t need or can’t digest. This is called faeces or poo, which we get rid of when we go to the toilet.
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