Question

The following diagram depicts the various steps involved in the process of digestion. Choose the option that correctly tells the names of these steps.

• A. 1-digestion, 2-ingestion, 3- absorption, 4- egestion
• B. 1- ingestion, 2- digestion, 3-egestion, 4-absorption
• C. 1- ingestion, 2- digestion, 3- absorption, 4- egestion
• D. 1-digestion, 2- absorption, 3-egestion, 4- ingestion

Answer 1

The correct option is C

1- ingestion, 2- digestion, 3- absorption, 4- egestion

The processing of food inside our body takes place in four different steps in the following order:

1. Ingestion - intake of food.
2. Digestion - breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler forms.
3. Absorption - absorption of the digested food by the body.
4. Egestion - removal of undigested food from the body.