1️⃣ Digestion 🍎 Flashcards
Where does ingestion take place?
Mouth
Where does digestion take place
Small intestine
Where does absorption take place
Ileum
Where does assimilation take place
Small intestine
Where does egestion take place
Anus
What happens in ingestion?
When food is taken in through the mouth
What happens in digestion?
The food is broken down into soluble substances
What happens in absorption?
The soluble substances are absorbed into the bloodstream and transported around the body
What happens in assimilation?
The soluble products of digestion are taken into the cells where they are used
What happens in egestion?
Removal of waste
Where does mechanical digestion happen?
Mouth
Stomach
What happens during mechanical digestion?
Teeth cut and grind the food into smaller pieces.
stomach’s muscular walls churn the food.
What does mechanical digestion increase?
Surface area
Where 3 places does chemical digestion occur?
Mouth
Stomach
Small intestine
What does chemical digestion involve?
It involves breaking the larger molecules into smaller molecules.
