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Digestion is the
breakdown of
large insoluble food
compounds into
small water-soluble
components so that they can be
absorbed into the
blood plasma. In...
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tract plus the
accessory organs of
digestion (the tongue,
salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder).
Digestion involves the
breakdown of food into...
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Anaerobic digestion is a
sequence of
processes by
which microorganisms break down
biodegradable material in the
absence of oxygen. The
process is used...
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digestion, a
bolus (from
Latin bolus, "ball") is a ball-like
mixture of food and
saliva that
forms in the
mouth during the
process of
chewing (which...
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extracellular digestion. In amphioxus,
digestion is both
extracellular and intracellular.
Intracellular digestion is
divided into
heterophagic digestion and autophagic...
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Artificial digestion is a
laboratory technique that
reduces food to protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, minerals, vitamins, and non-nutrient compounds...
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digestible maltodextrins are
potential risks for
people with diabetes. The
digestion-resistant
maltodextrins (also
called resistant maltodextrins) are defined...
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phototropic digestion is a
process in
which saprobionts feed by
secreting enzymes through the cell
membrane onto the food. The
enzymes catalyze the
digestion of...
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enzymes take part in the
chemical process of
digestion,
which follows the
mechanical process of
digestion. Food
consists of
macromolecules of proteins...
- when threatened.
Ruminants regurgitate their food as a
normal part of
digestion.
During their idle time, they chew the
regurgitated food (cud) and swallow...
