4 Processes Flashcards
1
Q
FOUR STAGES OF FOOD
PROCESSING
A
• Ingestion of food
• Digestion of food
• Absorption/ Assimilation of nutrients
• Elimination of waste
2
Q
It is where the food is taken into the body using the mouth.
A
INGESTION OF FOOD
3
Q
It is where the food break down into smaller pieces/molecules
A
DIGESTION OF FOOD
4
Q
It is where the food is responsible for taking the small nutrients into the body
A
ABSORPTION/ ASSIMILATION OF NUTRIENTS
5
Q
It is where the food-undigested waste is eliminated from the body.
A
ELIMINATION OF WASTE
