The digestion process

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The digestion process

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Videos: The process of digestion

Discover the process of digestion.

This section provides information to help teach about the digestion of food. Two PowerPoint presentations, at foundation level or extension level, provide an overview of digestion in the human body. Note sheets can also be downloaded to support revision notes being made by students. A fact sheet containing a summary of the digestion process is also available.


PowerPoint presentations:



Note sheets:



Worksheet:



Fact sheet:



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Updated on 23/05/2013
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