Question

Describe how food gets digested and assimilated in the human digestive system.

Answer 1

The process of digestion in the human body begins in the mouth where the food is chewed and mixed thoroughly with saliva. Saliva begins the breakdown of carbohydrates in the food. The chewed food is then swallowed. The swallowed food reaches the stomach and gets semi digested before it reaches the small intestine where the food is digested completely. The digestive juices of the various organs of the body aid in the breakdown of the food into its simpler forms.
Assimilation: After the food is digested, the simpler forms of food absorbed by the blood are taken to the various organs and the muscles of the body through the blood vessels, which aid in the growth and development of the body.