The body breaks down food in the following ways: Ingestion⇒digestion⇒absorption⇒elimination.
Food intake is referred to as ingestion.
Digestion is the process by which the complex meal is now broken down into smaller compounds in the mouth and Digestion in stomach by a number of enzymes.
Absorption: The many villi (finger-like projections) found in the small intestine allow the body to absorb the food that has been digested.
Following absorption, assimilation is the process through which the body converts food into a variety of compounds required for growth. Egestion: Any leftover waste that hasn't been fully digested enters the rectum and stays there as semi-solid faeces. Periodically, the anus is used to eliminate the faeces. Egestion is the term for this.
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