Zoology - Digestion and Absorption Question with Solution | TestHub
Given below are the steps involved in the process of digestion of food. Arrange them in proper sequence and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Mastication of food and formation of bolus
Production of chyme
Deglutition
Passage of unabsorbed, undigested substances to the caecum
Digestion in the most coiled part of the alimentary canal
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The steps involved in the process of digestion of food are as follows:
Mastication of food in the mouth by teeth and formation of the bolus.
Deglutition, i.e., passage of the bolus through the oesophagus with the help of peristaltic movements of the oesophagus.
Entry of food into the stomach. Grinding of food by the muscular wall of the stomach and its mixing with gastric juices leading to the formation of chyme.
Passage of food and digestion of food in the small intestine which is the most coiled part of the alimentary canal.
Passage of unabsorbed and undigested food in the caecum of the large intestine.
