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Digestion is a complex process by which food is broken down into its component nutrients, which are then absorbed into the body. This process begins in the mouth with mechanical digestion, where teeth chew food into smaller pieces, and chemical digestion, where enzymes in saliva start to break down carbohydrates.
From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus to the stomach. Here, the stomach lining secretes acid
After passing through the small intestine, the remaining undigested material moves into the large intestine. The
Finally, the waste material is stored in the rectum before being eliminated from the body as feces