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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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Lipids are a
broad group of
organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble
vitamins (such as
vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides...
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Microwave digestion is a
chemical technique used to
decompose sample material into a
solution suitable for
quantitative elemental analysis. It is commonly...
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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...
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Healthy digestion, also
called digestive health,
results in the
absorption of
nutrients from food
without distressing symptoms.
Healthy digestion follows...
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segmentation contractions.
Gastric activity involved in
digestion is
divided into
three phases of
digestion known as the
cephalic phase, the
gastric phase, and...
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Artificial digestion is a
laboratory technique that
reduces food to protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, minerals, vitamins, and non-nutrient compounds...
