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6.1 Digestion and Absorbtion

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Total cards: 12•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Physiology

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is about HOW and WHY the parts of the body Function in the way they do.

#2
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Heterotrophic Nutrition

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is the mode of nutrition in which organisms depend upon other organisms for food to survive.

#3
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Holozoic Nutrition

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Is a type of Heterotrophic N- that is characterized by internalization-( ingestion)

#4
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Ingestion

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Food taken into the mouth for processing in the gut.

#5
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Digestion

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Mechanical D- by action of the teeth and muscular walls.

#6
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Digestion 1

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Chemical D- By enzymes, maily in the stomach.

#7
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Absorbtion

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Soluble products of digestion are - > absorbed into the blood circulation systems. Into the lymphatic system ->(fat droplets)

#8
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Assimilation

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Products of digestion absorbed from the blood into the body cell(hairs and muscles)

#9
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Egestion

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Undigested food and dead cells from the lining of the gut- together bacteria9flora)- are expelled as feaces

#10
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Carbohydrates

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Enzyme: AMYLASE Source: SILIVERY GLANDS Substrate: STARCH Product: MALTOSE Optimum ph: 6.5 and 7.5

#11
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Lipids

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Enzyme: LIPASE Source: PANCREAS Substrate: TRIGLYCERIDE Product: FATTY ACODS AND GLYCEROL Optimum ph: 7.0

#12
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Protein

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Enzyme: PEPSIN Source: GASTRIC GLANDS Substrate: PROTEIN Product: POLYPEPTIDES Optimum ph.1.5-2.0