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PRESENTATION
Nutrition in human beings
(human digestive system)
 The nutrition in human beings takes place through
human digestive system the human digestive system
consist of the alimentry canal and its associated
glands.

The various organs of the human digestive system in

sequence are .
Mouth

Oesophagus

Stomach

Small intestine

Large intestine
 THE STEPS OF DIGESTION IN
HUMAN BEINGS
1. ingestion : the food is ingested through the mouth.
The food is put into mouth with the help of hands
2. Digestion : the process of break down of complex
substances into simpler substance is called digestion
and it starts with the mouth. where physical break
down occure after that it reaches to our stomach
where digestion of protein occurs due to presence of
the enzymes pepsin . The pancriatic juice ,the
intestinal juice and bile juice will result in
breakdown of carbohydrates fats and the rest of
proteins.
3.Absorbtion : the digested food is absorbed by the
finger like projection present on the inner surface
to the small intestine and the reach the blood
stream.
4. assimilation : the absorbed food is then used by
different tissue for energy generation the access
food is stored as glycogen in the liver and fat in
adipose tissue .
5. excretion :the undigested material passes from
the small intestine to rectum of large intestine
from where it is removed from the body through
anus.
Thank you

A presentation by ;
Khushi dindekar
Class 10 (A)
Roll no. 10107