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Digestion, Absorption, !? !?
Metabolism, and Excretion !? !? !?
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cell - Correct answer ✔the ultimate destination for food's nutrients
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Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism - Correct answer ✔types of food
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processing; the three interrelated processes that act on food to prepare it
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for use
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Excretion - Correct answer ✔Process (fourth one) by which metabolic
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wastes are eliminated from the body
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Digestion - Correct answer ✔The first step in preparing food for use.
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Food is broken down mechanically and chemically in the
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gastrointestinal tract into forms small enough for absorption into the
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blood or the lymphatic system.
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Breakdown of food substances into simpler forms that can be absorbed
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and used.
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use. !?
The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the
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digestive system into the blood or the lymphatic system.
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Metabolism - Correct answer ✔The third step in preparing food for use.
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After absorption, the nutrients usually are transported to the liver,
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where they may be adjusted to suit the body's needs.
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The sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place in the
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body; the two fundamental processes involved are anabolism and
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catabolism. !?
It is what determines the final use of individual nutrients as well as
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medications.
Excretion - Correct answer ✔The elimination of waste products from
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the body in feces, urine, exhaled air, and perspiration.
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What the cells cannot use becomes waste that is eliminated through
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excretion.
Digestion - Correct answer ✔takes place in the alimentary canal
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Alimentary canal - Correct answer ✔long, muscular digestive tube that
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extends from the mouth to the anus
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