HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION
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Question
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What are the five processes in human nutrition (in order)?
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ingestion, digestion, egestion, absorption, assimilation
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ingestion, digestion, absorption, egestion, assimilation
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ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, egestion
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absorption, ingestion, digestion, egestion, assimilation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Figure 2: The digestive processes are ingestion, propulsion, mechanical digestion, chemical digestion, absorption, and defecation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ingestion-intake of food. Digestion-breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler forms. Absorption-absorption of the digested food by the body. Egestion-removal of undigested food from the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Final answer: The correct order of steps occurring in nutrition in animals is-Ingestion → Digestion → Absorption → Assimilation → Egestion.
Detailed explanation-4: -This is a diagram visually summarizing the main stages of food processing: ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.
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