Question

what is digestion? starting from the mouth state the various steps involved in digestion

Answer 1

its dissolving complex substances into simpler subtances is known as digestion

various steps of digestion :-

1.Ingestion: The process of taking in food through the buccal cavity is known as ingestion.

2.Digestion: It is the process of breaking down food into simpler substances.

3.Absorption: The process of absorption takes place in the small intestine. Here, the digested food is absorbed in the blood through the villi, which are sac-like structures.

4.Assimilation: The food absorbed by blood is transported to various parts of the body by blood vessels. This process is known as assimilation.

5.Egestion: The process of removing the undigested food material from the body through the anus is known as egestion

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Answer 2

The process of breaking down or conversion of food into very fine and soluble particles called digestion .starting from mouth , food pipe , liver and pancreas , stomach, small intestine , large intestine , rectum , anus. the various steps involved in digestion is food pipe is connecting tube between the mouth then stomach is big like structure to food is churned and changed into a paste like substance liver and panceras secreates bile juice and pancractic juice small intestine is fully aborbstion of food large intestine is absortion of water from undigested food. then anus is last step is help in eliminated undigested food from body