What two processes help in the digestion of food?

Question

What two processes help in the digestion of food?

Answer 1

Mechanical and Chemical digestion breaks foods into smaller components that can be absorbed.

Mechanical digestion breaks down food into smaller particles.

Chemical digestion consists of hydrolysis reactions that break down dietary macromolecules into their monomers, which allows for the absorption of nutrients.

Answer 2

chewing or masticating is a physical process that breaks the food down into smaller pieces. Paristalsis is another physical process that is a muscular action that moves the food through the digestive tract. Chemical processes in digestion include enzymes in the mouth released by the salivary glands that break down carbohydrates to disaccharides. another chemical process happens when the complete degradation of carbohydrates or lipids leads to the same product which is CO2 and H2O.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Food is broken down:
1. physically - chewing, mixing
2. chemically - acids, enzymes