Students will understand how the digestive
system receives, modifies, and absorbs food, and eliminates solid wastes
Anatomy and Physiology - Human Anatomy and Physiology
Content
- Explain how the digestion and absorption
of food is accomplished by each organ/gland of the alimentary system
- Analyze factors that may lead to malnutrition
- Define metabolism as the total of all chemical
processes from the time nutrients are absorbed from the small intestine until
it is excreted from the body as waste products
- Analyze the anabolic and catabolic activities
of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids
Related Lessons:
The
Digestive Travels of a Burrito
Where
Does a Burrito Go First?
How
Does Swallowing Effect the Burrito?
How
Many Burritos Does a Stomach Hold?
What
If That Burrito Was Bad?
Do Cows
Eat Burritos?
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