Four (4) stages of the digestive system (ingestion, digestion, absorption, egestion) including the processes that occur at each stage

Question 1

Ingestion

Answer 1

• Takes in food
• Mouth, teeth, esophagus

Question 2

Digestion

Answer 2

• Breaks down food by mechanical and chemical processes
• Mouth, stomach, small intestine

Question 3

Absorption

Answer 3

• Transporting and absorbing nutrients into blood stream
• Stomach, small intestine

Question 4

Egestion/elimination

Answer 4

• Removing undigested solid waste from the body
• Large intestine, rectum, anus