Digestion

• What is ingestion?

  The process of taking in food or drink through the mouth.
• What is digestion?

  The process of breaking down food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body.
• What is egestion?

  Elimination of undigested waste material from the body.
• The function of specific parts of the gut

  • protein digestion begins in the stomach
  • starch digestion begins in the mouth
  • fat digestion begins in the pancreas
  • water is re-absorbed from the large intestine