Ancient Roman observances during this month include Cervula, and Juvenalia; celebrated January 1, as well as one of three Agonalia, celebrated January 9, and Carmentalia, celebrated January 11. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.
    The large intestine does not digest food. It simply is used to absorb water and compact the stool. The majority of digestion occurs in the small intestine where nu â¦ trients are also absorbed for the body.Some digestion occurs in the stomach but is mostly used to decompose the food into a form that the small intestine can digest.+ 6 others found this useful.he majority of digestion occurs in the small intestine where nu â¦ trients are also absorbed for the body. Some digestion occurs in the stomach but is mostly used to decompose the food into a form that the small intestine can digest. + 6 others found this useful.
Your body utilizes two types of digestion: chemical digestion and mechanical digestion. Chemical digestion refers the to the breakdown of food in the mouth, stomach and intestines through the use of acids and enzymes. Mechanical digestion processes--such as chewing, swallowing and the muscular movements that move food through the digestive tract--support chemical digestion by physically breaking whole foods into smaller pieces to facilitate chemical breakdown.