what are ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion?
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Answer:Ingestion: Intake of food.
Digestion: Breaking down of food so that it can be absorbed by the body.
Absorption: The process of absorbing food in the form of nutrients into the blood stream of the body.
Assimilation: The process of nutrients being absorbed by each cell of the body in the form of energy.
Egestion: Secretion of waste, unwanted and excess substances from the body after food the as been digestion.
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Ingestion-the process of taking food into the body is called ingestion.
digestion-the breakdown of complex components of food into simpler substances is called digestion
absorption-the digested food can now pass into the blood vessels in the wall of the intestine.this process is called absorption
assimilation-the absorbed substances are transported via the blood vessels to differebt organs of the body where they are used to build complex substances such as the proteins required by the body. this is called assimilation.
egestion-the faecal matter is removed through the anus from time to time this is called egestion
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