A student is presented with a model of a digestive system and is asked to remove one structure (small or large organ) that will have the largest impact on decreasing chemical digestion. Which structure should the student remove

Small intestine

Explanation:

Digestion is the process of breaking down food molecules into simpler and usable forms by the body cells. The process of digestion involved the mechanical aspect and chemical aspect. The mechanical one deals with using physical means like chewing to break down the food particles.

However, the chemical one deals with the usage of chemically-secreted enzymes to work on the food molecules. Lots of digestive organs are involved in this chemical digestion, but, the most of chemical digestion takes place in the SMALL INTESTINE. The small intestine is where most of the chemical digestion occurs including absorption.

Hence, according to this question, the student should remove the SMALL INTESTINE because it will have the largest impact on decreasing chemical digestion.

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