HISTOLOGY
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 nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream across the epithelial cells lining the walls of the small intestines. The waste material travels on to the large intestine where water is absorbed and the drier waste material is compacted into feces; it is stored until it is excreted through the rectum.
Detailed explanation-3: -This process is called as assimilation. To learn more about Digestion and Absorption of Digested Foods, visit BYJU’S.
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