Explain in detail the mechanical and chemical processes that render a chunk of cheese (containing mostly protein and fat) absorbable in the jejunum.
Explain in detail the mechanical and chemical processes that render a chunk of cheese (containing mostly protein and fat) absorbable in the jejunum.
Digestion is the main physiological process by which the food we ingested and converted into small absorbable units. This process starts from the mouth and ends up in the anus. The digested units are absorbed by villi in the small intestine.
This process is of two types: mechanical digestion and chemical digestion. Mechanical digestion involves the physical method of breaking food particles without any change in them. But chemical digestion involves the digestion of large ingested molecules into small absorbable molecules with the help of enzymes and digestive juices.
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