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patriot [66]
3 years ago
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What are the four functions of the digestive system?

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evablogger [386]3 years ago
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To achieve the goal of providing energy and nutrients to the body, six major functions take place in the digestive system:<span>Ingestion.Secretion.Mixing and movement.Digestion.Absorption.Excretion. i gave you six bro 

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Maru [420]3 years ago
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<span>Motility: Mechanical breakdown and mixing of ingested nutrients by smooth muscle movements, passage of nutrients through the digestive tract, and elimination of undigested or unabsorbed residues from the body.</span><span>Secretion: Release of enzymes, hormones, and other substances that take part in digestion.</span><span>Digestion: Chemical reduction of ingested nutrients into particles, then into molecules small enough to cross the lining of the gut and reach the internal environment of the body.</span><span>Absorption: Passage of digested nutrients from the gut lumen into the blood or lymph, which distributes them throughout the body.</span>
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