process of digestion

Question 1

4 steps

ingestion

Answer 1

taking in food

mouth teeth esophagus

Question 2

4 steps

digestion

Answer 2

breaking down food by mechnical and chemical digestion

mouth stomach small intestine

Question 3

4 steps

absorption

Answer 3

absorbing nutrients into the blood stream

small intestine

Question 4

4 steps

egestion

Answer 4

removing undigested solid waste from the body

large intestine rectum anus

Question 5

digestion

mechanical

Answer 5

physical breakdown of food to increase surface area

Question 6

digestion

chemical

Answer 6

hydrolysis of large molecules into smaller, usable molecules using enzymes