Key Words Flashcards
1
Q
Ingestion
A
Eating food
2
Q
Digestion
A
Breakdown of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules
3
Q
Absorption
A
When the small, soluble molecules move from the small intestine into the blood
4
Q
Assimilation
A
When the absorbed molecules move into the cell and become part of them or are used
5
Q
Egestion
A
Passing out undigested food as faeces via the anus
6
Q
Peristalsis
A
When food is squeezed through the gut by circular muscles which contract in waves
