After enzymatic DIGESTION of food,

ABSORPTION of digested food occurs in

the small intestine.
Can you explain the
difference between
DIGESTION and
ABSORPTION?
After enzymatic DIGESTION of food, ABSORPTION of
digested food occurs in the small intestine.
ABSORPTION ASSIMILATION
Transport of molecules Incorporation of molecules
from the intestine to the from the bloodstream into
bloodstream cellular structures
ABSORPTION BY THE SMALL INTESTINE
• Lipids and other hydrophobic molecules that
can easily pass thru the hydrophobic center of
the epithelial cells membrane are absorbed by
simple diffusion.
ABSORPTION BY THE SMALL INTESTINE
• Fructose & some other molecules that are
hydrophilic are absorbed by facilitated
diffusion, aided by channel proteins.

Fructose channel
ABSORPTION BY THE SMALL INTESTINE
• Glucose, Amino acids, Na, Ca, and Fe ions are
absorbed by active transport.

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 ABSORPTION BY THE SMALL
INTESTINE
Digested food can be absorbed via endocytosis
of vesicles into the cytoplasm