7.2 and 7.3 Flashcards
ingestion
the taking of food and drink into the body
physical digestion
the breakdown of food into smaller pieces without chemical change to food molecule
chemical digestion
the breakdown of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules
digestion
the breakdown of food
absorption into bloodstream
the movement of nutrients from the intestine into the blood
assimilation
uptake and use of nutrients by cells
egestion
the removal of undigested food from the body as feaces
where is hydrochloric acid released from
stomach wal
roles of hydrochloric acid
-kill bacteria
-provide optimum pH for pepsin to digest protein
Bile
emulsifies fats which give more surface area for the enzyme lipase to work on
why is it neccesary for most type of food that we eat to be digested
digestion break down foods into nutrients which then our body uses for energy, growth and repair