Question

What do you mean by digestion and absorption?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Digestion is the chemical breakdown of the ingested food into absorbable molecules. Absorption refers to the movement of nutrients, water and electrolytes from the lumen of the small intestine into the cell, then into the blood.

Answer 2

ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION:

DIGESTION:

The process in which the food containing large, insoluble substances is broken down into small, water soluble substances which can be absorbed by our body, is called digestion. Digestion makes the food soluble so that it can be absorbed and utilised by the body.

ABSORPTION:

Absorption is the process by which digested food passes through the blood vessels in the wall of intestine.