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Following statements describe the different stages in nutrition. Read each statement and identify the process described.
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Functions of the process of nutrition:
- Ingestion - Process of intake of food. It takes place in the mouth.
- Digestion - Process by which organic factors in the food are broken down into simple components so that they can be absorbed by the body. It occurs in the stomach.
- Absorption - Nutrients in the food are absorbed into the blood.
- Assimilation - Absorbed components are utilised by the body.
- Egestion - Process by which the byproducts of metabolic reactions which are not useful to our body are eliminated.
- Ingestion - Process of intake of food. It takes place in the mouth.
- Digestion - Process by which organic factors in the food are broken down into simple components so that they can be absorbed by the body. It occurs in the stomach.
- Absorption - Nutrients in the food are absorbed into the blood.
- Assimilation - Absorbed components are utilised by the body.
- Egestion - Process by which the byproducts of metabolic reactions which are not useful to our body are eliminated.
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