Life: The Science of Biology
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ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 50.3, Problem 1R
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Food travels from the mouth to the stomach, even in the weightlessness of the space.
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Digestion is the breakdown of large food particles into smaller water-soluble particles, which can be absorbed into the blood plasma. The process of digestion begins in the mouth after the consumption of the food and ends in the intestine.
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