Process in nutrition Flashcards
1
Q
Ingestion
A
consumption of food
2
Q
Egestion
A
removal of undigested waste via anus (defaecation)
3
Q
Excretion
A
removal of metabloic waste products
4
Q
Digestion
A
breakdown of food in the alimentary canal
5
Q
Absorption
A
movement of nutrients from gut into bloodstream or from blood into cells
6
Q
Assimilation
A
when nutrients are built up into structures in the body
7
Q
Peristalsis
A
the rhythmic contractions of the alimentary canal that pushes food from the mouth to the anus
8
Q
Hydrolysis
A
catabolic reaction in which large insoluble molecules are broken down into smaller soluble molecules by addition of water
