Two tours daily at 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1:30 on Sunday, year round with a minimum of four guests. Tours last about three hours and include a stop at a local horse farm, Keeneland Race Course, and other points of interest. Pick-ups available at several hotels.
It is made up of a series of muscles that coordinate the movement of food and other cells that produce enzymes and hormones to aid in the breakdown of food. Along the way are three other organs that are needed for digestion: the liver, gallbladder, and the pancreas.
Enzymatic hydrolysis and the initiation of absorption are most intensive in the intestine, especially in the initial segment of the small intestine, where digestion takes place in an almost neutral medium.