HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the steps of the digetive process?
A
Digestion in the small intestine, chewing, in the stomach, absorption and waste elimination.
B
Chewing, digestion in the stomach, digestion in the small intestine, absorption and waste elimination.
C
Chewing, digestion in the stomach, waste elimination, absoption and digestion in the small intestine.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ingestion. The first activity of the digestive system is to take in food through the mouth. Mechanical Digestion. Chemical Digestion. Movements. Absorption. Elimination.

Detailed explanation-2: -The digestive processes are ingestion, propulsion, mechanical digestion, chemical digestion, absorption, and defecation. Some chemical digestion occurs in the mouth. Some absorption can occur in the mouth and stomach, for example, alcohol and aspirin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stomach stores and mixes the food received from the esophagus with gastric juices. The main components of gastric juice are hydrochloric acid, mucus, and pepsinogen. Hydrochloric acid dissolves bits of food and creates an acidic medium.

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