1.the process of digestion begins when we put a morsel of food in our mouth.2. the softened food is rolled into a ball called the bolus and is pushed by the tongue into the throat.3. movement of the food occurs due to a wave-like contraction known as peristalsis.4. a sphincter known as the lower esophageal sphincter, relaxes and the food enters the stomach.5. the hydrochloric acid present in the stomach converts the food into chyme.6. the chyme enters a part of the small intestine known as the duodenum. the bile helps in breaking down fats and the pancreatic juice breaks other food particles.7. most of the nutrients from the food are absorbed in a part of the small intestine known as the jejunem. the food particles are further broken down inside the jejunem.8. the larger food particles that cannot be absorbed move through the ileo-cecal valve and enter the larger intestine or colon.9. the colon absorbs water , manufacture minerals and products mucus. this food is considered as waste formed into faeces.10. the waste faeces moves into the last part of the larger intestine known as the rectum.11. digestion is a chemical breakdown of food into smaller particles that can be readily absorbed in the body
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