1.the act or process in living organisms of breaking down ingested food material into easily absorbed and assimilated substances by the action of enzymes and other agents 2.mental assimilation, esp of ideas 3.Chemthe treatment of material with heat, solvents, chemicals, etc., to cause softening...
1.Uptake of substances, such as digested food and oxygen, into cells. 2.The transfer of digested nutrients from the alimentary canal into blood or lymph. Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited ...
13.But the actual energy our bodies extract from these foods and drinks can vary due to factors such as individual differences in digestion and absorption, as well as food processing and cooking methods. 14.The coronavirus pandemic is a health crisis with so many cultural sequelae: above all, ...
digestion/hydration in the omaha system, a client problem defined as converting food into substances suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body and supplying water to maintain adequate body fluids. intestinal digestion digestion by the action of intestinal juices. pancreatic digestion digestion...
Moves material that has not been digested along. Absorbs water. Produces faeces. 6.1.6 Distinguish between absorption and assimilation. Absorption occurs when the food enters the body as the food molecules pass through a layer of cells and into the bodies tissues. This occurs in the small intest...
Explain the need for food digestion in terms of both absorption and assimilation of nutrients. How does digested food finally reach the bloodstream? How does the hormone cholecystokinin help in digestion? How is the secretion of digestive enzymes controlled in different parts of the digestive system...
Absorption in the Small Intestine. 2 INGESTION DIGESTION ABSORPTION EGESTION ASSIMILATION Food is taken into body Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are. Absorption in the small intestine 3.3.5 Blood Transport of nutrients. Need to know Where and how digested nutrients are absorbed from the alimentary...
2. The assimilation of digested food material into the blood from the small intestine. Compare ADSORPTION. See also DIGESTION. Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005 absorption the process by which energy or matter passively or actively enters a system, e.g. the ta...
This technique brings life to instruction and eases assimilation of knowledge. 这一方法给教学带来了活力,也使知识的吸收变得容易了。—— 柯林斯例句 2. The material can absorb outward-going radiation from the Earth. 该物质可以吸收地球向外辐射的能量。—— 柯林斯例句 3. The play takes three Scott...
andtiruns disaccharidesof carbohydratesinto monosaccharides. Locationofassimilation-nation Thefoodthatisdigestedis absorbedintothebloodand lymphaticsystems(returns proteinsandcellstothe blood). Thedigestedfoodinthe bloodstreamreachesthe liver.Here,theexcess glucoseisstoredasglycogen tobeusedintimesofneed. The...