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1 Define the fellewing terms I(a) Ingeation(b) Abeorption(e) Digeation(d) Aasimilation(e) Alimentary canal(1) Digestive aystem(g) Enzymes |
| Answer» <p>1.Ingestion: is the consumption of a substance by an organism. In animals, it normally accomplished by taking in the substance through the mouth into the gastrointestinal tract, such as through eating or drinking.</p><p>2. absorption: the process of absorbing something or of being absorbed absorption of water — compare adsorption</p><p>3. The process by which food is broken down into simple chemical compounds that can be absorbed and used as nutrients or eliminated by the body. In most animals, nutrients are obtained from food by the action of digestive enzymes. In humans and other higher vertebrates, digestion takes place mainly in the small intestine.</p><p>4.assimilation: the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas, the absorption and digestion of food or nutrients</p> <p>5. the whole passage along which food passes through the body from mouth to anus during digestion.</p><p>6. The system of organs responsible for getting food into and out of the body and for making use of food to keep the body healthy. The digestive system includes the salivary glands, mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, colon, and rectum.</p><p>7.Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts within living cells. Catalysts increase the rate at which chemical reactions occur without being consumed or permanently altered themselves. As a catalyst, an enzyme can facilitate the same chemical reaction over and over again.</p> | |