Question

The digestion of food is completed in which part of the alimentary canal?

Answer 1

Physiology of digestion:

1. Alimentary canal begins from the buccal cavity and extends up to the anus from where the food is eliminated.
2. Digestion of different biomolecules starts in different parts of the alimentary canals but they all are completed in the small intestine.
3. Digestion and absorption of all biomolecules are completed in the intestine.
4. The small intestine has 3 parts namely- the duodenum (c- shaped), jejunum, and ileum.
5. Complete digestion of food takes place in the ileum.
6. After being digested the food is absorbed by the blood vessels present in the small intestine.