Mention various steps in the process of digestion.
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ᴅɪɢᴇsᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs ᴏғ ᴅɪɢᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ sɪx ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs: ɪɴɢᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴘʀᴏᴘᴜʟsɪᴏɴ, ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏʀ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅɪɢᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅɪɢᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀʙsᴏʀᴘᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇғᴇᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs, ɪɴɢᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ, ʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛʀʏ ᴏғ ғᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴄᴀɴᴀʟ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ.
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The processes of digestion include six activities:
- Ingestion
- Propulsion
- Mechanical or physical digestion
- Chemical digestion
- Absorption
- Defecation
The first of these processes, ingestion, refers to the entry of food into the alimentary canal through the mouth.
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