Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
Stages of nutrition
A
Ingestion/eating- taking in food
Absorption-digested food passes into the bloodstream
Assimilation- using the food in the cells of the body
Elimination- getting rid of undigested food
2
Q
What are the two types of digestion
A
Chemical digestion and physical digestion
3
Q
Physical digestion
A
Taking large pieces of food and breaking them down into smaller peice
4
Q
Where does physical digestion happen
A
Mouth(teeth)
Stomach(churning)
5
Q
Chemical digestion
A
Involves the use of chemicals called enzymes to break down food
6
Q
Enzymes
A
Chemicals that speed up reactions without being used up in the reaction
