Digestion - What Is It? | Physiology | Biology | FuseSchool
Digestion - What Is It? | Physiology | Biology | FuseSchool
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Key points
By the end of the lesson the learner can describe the four types of teeth and their functions.
By the end of the lesson the learner can trace the journey of food through the human digestive system.
By the end of the lesson the learner can explain how the ileum is adapted for absorption.
Audio narration — reads aloud, works offline
Transcript
[0:00] Animals cannot make their own food, so they are heterotrophs that feed on food already made by other organisms.
[0:45] Humans have four kinds of teeth: incisors for cutting, canines for tearing, and premolars and molars for grinding food.
[1:35] Digestion begins in the mouth, where teeth break food physically and saliva begins chemical breakdown of starch.
[2:25] Food then passes to the stomach and the small intestine, where enzymes from the pancreas and other glands complete digestion.
[3:15] Digested food is absorbed into the blood through the ileum, which has many folds and tiny villi to give a huge surface area.
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