HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION
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undigested food.
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indigested food.
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undigestible food.
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indigestible food.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Egestion is the expulsion of undigested food materials from the body through the anus or cell vacuoles. It is a voluntary movement which takes place in complex species through the anus and through cell vacuoles in simple unicellular organisms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Egestion is the act or process of voiding or discharging undigested food as faeces. To egest means to discharge undigested material or food.
Detailed explanation-3: -The process involves removing wastes from the cells of organisms. Discharged materials are undigested food and other toxic substances leftover from digestion. Discharged materials are Metabolic wastes such as carbon dioxide or oxygen. Egestion mainly happens through the anus or the mouth.
Detailed explanation-4: -The passage of undigested food material from the body by way of the anus is called egestion. Egestion is the last step in the process of digestion in humans. The undigested food coming from the small intestine stays in the rectum and then passes out from the body via the anus.