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Physiology and Digestive Processes - Assignment

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Physiology and Digestive Processes - Assignment

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2Task 1...............................................................................................................................................2CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTIONHuman body is made up of various organs and cells and physiology is concerned with thestudy of functioning of these organs. It deals with the mechanical, physical and biochemicalfunctions which help to determine the health of an individual. As we all know that health iswealth and hence, in this assignment the structure and functioning of digestive system isdescribed which is one of the important organ of the human body.Task 1Digestive system helps in food digestion which is important for every human being tostay healthy. This is because of the reason that body needs nutrients (proteins, fats,carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water) and energy which comes out when digestivesystem converts the food into the same (Sherwood, 2015). This system breaks the nutrients intoparts which are small enough to be absorbed by the body and used for energy and growth. Forexample, proteins breaks into amino acids, fats breaks into fatty acid and glycerols,carbohydrates breaks into simple sugar etc.To have a proper functioning of digestive system, it is important to understand itsstructure which is shown as follows.
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