Mechanism of Food Digestion


 
 
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Mechanism of Food Digestion

Mechanism of Digestion of food

The food we eat contains various components like fats, carbohydrates, proteins etc. Various are type steps involved in digestion of these nutrients:

  • Ingestion: It is the process of  intake of food by mouth. Food is moistened by ‘saliva’, before swallowing, masticated by teeth to smaller particles.
  • Digestion:  The process of breaking down large organic molecules like carbohydrates into simple molecules like sugar is called digestion.
  • Absorption: Absorption of completely digested food takes place in the ileum. The wall of the ileum has finger like projections called ‘villi’ that increase the surface area for absorption of
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    Question : 1

    Which of the following are correct ?

    (a) The wall of the ileum has finger like projections called ‘villithat increase the surface area for absorption of digested food.

    (b) The elimination of undigested food formed in the colon of the large intestine through anus is called egestion.

    (c) Peristalsis gradually pushes the undigested food from small intestine to large intestine.

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2

    Which of the following are correct ?

    (a) Ingestion is the process of  intake of food by mouth. Food is moistened by ‘saliva’, before swallowing, masticated by teeth to smaller particles.

    (b) The process of breaking down large organic molecules like carbohydrates into simple molecules like sugar is called digestion.

    (c) Intake of digested food by the cells of the body is called absorption .

    Right Option : A
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