Injection absorption expression assimilation
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♦Absorption and Assimilation
♦As the food gets broken down into smaller and simpler particles, it has to get absorbed into the bloodstream.
♦It is only through the blood and circulatory system that the digested food reaches various cells and tissues.
♦ Blood coming from the digestive organs carries simple sugars, glycerol, amino acids, and a few vitamins and salts to the liver.
♦The liver stores and processes these substances.
♦They are also detoxified here. It delivers the nutrients to the rest of the body, as and when needed.
♦This entire process is summed up as Absorption and Assimilation.
♦The process through which the end products of digestion are absorbed into the blood or lymph from the intestinal mucosa is called as Absorption.
♦ This process occurs either by the passive, active or facilitated transport mechanisms in the body.
♦The small intestine is the organ where absorption occurs.
♦It is specially adapted to carry out this function.