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6 Cards in this Set
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What is ingestion |
Food and drink is taken into the body at the mouth |
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What is mechanical digestion |
Food is broken down in smaller particles but not chemically digested |
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What is chemical digestion |
Large insoluble organic molecules are broken down into small soluble one that can be absorbed in the blood |
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What is absorption |
Small soluble food molecules are taken in the bloodstream |
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What is assimilation |
Transfer of useful molecules to the body cells |
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Egestion |
Removel of waste products of digestion as faeces through the anus |
