NUTRITION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the definition for ingestion?
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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: -ingestion. Ingestion is the process of taking food into the body. Digestion is the process of breaking down food by mechanical and enzymatic action in the alimentary canal into substances that can be used by the body. Absorption is the process by which the digested food molecules are absorbed in the small intestine.
Detailed explanation-2: -: the taking of material (as food) into the digestive system.
Detailed explanation-3: -Taking food through the mouth into the body is called ingestion. Breaking up complex molecules of food into simple and small molecules is called digestion. This is a physical process.
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