Zoology - Digestion and Absorption Question with Solution | TestHub
Determine the correct sequence of the process of nutrition in a human being.
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 alimentary canal
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The steps involved in process of digestion of food are as follows:
Mastication of food in the mouth by teeth and formation of bolus.Deglutition i.e. passage of the bolus through the oesophagus with the help of peristaltic movements of oesophagus.Entry of food into the stomach. Grinding of food by the muscular wall of stomach and its mixing with gastric juices leading to formation of chyme.Passage of food and digestion of food in the small intestine which is the most coiled part of alimentary canal.Passage of unabsorbed and undigested food in the caecum of the large intestine.
