Question

Explain the process of digestion.

Answer 1

Digestion:

• Digestion is the process by which complex and large insoluble components present in the food break down into simpler components.

Digestion Process:

• The process starts from the mouth itself, where starch is broken down with the help of salivary amylase.
• Bolus formed in the mouth passes to the stomach through the esophagus or food pipe with the help of peristaltic movement.
• In the stomach, gastric juices act on the food, digest the protein components, and convert the food into chyme.
• The chyme enters into the duodenum, where further digestion takes place with the help of the pancreatic and bile juices.
• Absorption of the food takes place in the small intestine.
• The reabsorption of water along with minerals takes place in the large intestine.