Videos: The process of digestion

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Discover the process of digestion.

Summary points:

The physical act of digestion begins here.

Teeth cut and grind the food.

Saliva moistens the food.

The enzyme amylase breaks down starch to maltose.

Food passes from the mouth to the stomach in a ball shape - a bolus.

The gullet is also known as the oesophagus.

In this short video clip you will see what happens to food in the mouth.

In this short video clip you will see how the stomach works.

In this short video clip you will see how the body absorbs nutrients from food.

In this short video clip you will see inside the colon.