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Indigestion |
Food is taken into the mouth, chewed and mixed with saliva, travels down to stomach by peristalsis (muscle contractions) down the oesophagus |
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Digestion |
Ingested food is broken down (stomach/duodenum) into small molecules so that it can be absorbed into the bloodstream |
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Absorbtion |
Digested food is absorbed into the bloodstream (small intestine/ileum) to be used in body cells |
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Egestion |
Water is reabsorbed into the body (large intestine/colon) and solid waste is excreted (anus) |
