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Digestive System Digestion

The Digestive System

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Digestive System Digestion

Human Digestion Nutrition Process by which organisms obtain and utilize their food. There are two parts to Nutrition: 1. Ingestion- process of taking food into the digestive system so that it may be hydrolized or digested. 2. Digestion- the breakdown of food (either chemically or mechanically) in order to utilize nutrients Types of Nutrients Micronutrients- vitamins, minerals, & water Macronutrients- proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, etc? Human digestive system GI (gastrointestinal) tract = alimentary canal Ingestion Mouth mechanical digestion teeth breaking up food chemical digestion saliva amylase enzyme digests starch mucin slippery protein (mucus) protects soft lining of digestive system lubricates food for easier swallowing buffers
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