NUTRITION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the definition for absorption?
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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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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -(ub-SORP-shun) The process of taking nutrients from the digestive system into the blood so they can be used in the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -The digestive system converts the foods we eat into their simplest forms, like glucose (sugars), amino acids (that make up protein) or fatty acids (that make up fats). The broken-down food is then absorbed into the bloodstream from the small intestine and the nutrients are carried to each cell in the body.
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