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Unit 7 - Human Nutrition
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Total cards: 6•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
Ingestion
Back (Answer)
The taking in of substances (food and drink) into the body through the mouth.
#2
Front (Question)
Mechanical Digestion
Back (Answer)
The breakdown of food into smaller pieces without chemical change to the food molecules.
#3
Front (Question)
Chemical Digestion
Back (Answer)
The breakdown of large insoluble molecules into small, soluble molecules.
#4
Front (Question)
Absorbtion
Back (Answer)
The movement of small food molecules and ions through the walls of the intestine into the blood.
#5
Front (Question)
Assimilation
Back (Answer)
The movement of digestion food molecules into cells of the body where they are used becoming part of the cells.
#6
Front (Question)
Egestion
Back (Answer)
The passing out of food that has not been digestion or absorbed, as faeces, through the anus.