The Stages of Digestion

Question 1

What are the four stages of Digestion?

Answer 1

1. Ingestion
2. Digestion
3. Absorption/Assimilation
4. Elimination/Excretion

Question 2

It is the process in which food is taken into the mouth and broken down by chewing.

Swallowing of food is also part of this process

Answer 2

Ingestion

Question 3

In this stage, the food will further be broken down into a more usable form so that the tissues from the body can assimilate.

Answer 3

Digestion

Question 4

What are the 2 types of digestion?

Answer 4

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

Question 5

It is the process of physically breaking the food into smaller pieces

The food being chewed

Answer 5

Mechanical Digestion

Question 6

Is the process that makes use of digestive enzymes that help break down the complex food molecules into simpler substances that the body can absorb

Answer 6

Chemical Digestion

Question 7

Is the process of taking up the fluids or other substances by the body tissues.

Answer 7

Absorption/Assimilation

Question 8

It is the removal of metabolic waste products from the body

The final stage of digestion

Answer 8

Elimination/Excretion