GENERAL ANATOMY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
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Getting rid of waste products
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Getting food into our bodies
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Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them
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Detailed explanation-1: -The process by which digested food molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream and transported to different parts of the body is known as absorption. Absorption of food begins with the small intestine. The digested food molecules pass through the walls of the small intestine and then into the bloodstream.
Detailed explanation-2: -Food that is absorbed by the system is transported to the different cells of the body by blood and lymph. All the nutrients except dietary fats absorbed by the system are carried by the blood while fat molecules are carried to the cells by the lymph. This process movement of nutrients is called assimilation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Absorption is the process that takes place post digestion. In this process, the digested food within the small intestine is now transported to the blood via the help of villi on the inner walls of the small intestine.
Detailed explanation-4: -(ub-SORP-shun) The process of taking nutrients from the digestive system into the blood so they can be used in the body.