Digestion

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  • Created on: 13-04-20 10:51

ingestion

intake of food in the mouth

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digestion

breaking down large insoluble food molecules into small soluble food molecules

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absorption

digested food molecules pass across the wall of the small intestine into the blood.

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assimilation

iptake of food molecules by cells of the body where they are used.

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egestion

passing out of undigested food, faeces, from the anus

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