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Portal for nutrients
Fundamental Physiology and Anatomy of the Digestive System
Before such transfer can occur, foodstuffs first have to be reduced to very simple molecules by a combination of mechanical and enzymatic degradation. The resulting sugars, amino acids, fatty acids and the like are then transported across the epithelium lining the intestine into bloo
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Guts: Our Digestive System
Amazon Price: $14.03 (as of 11/27/2009) 
What Happens to a Hamburger? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
In this newly illustrated book, complete with photos, Paul Showers and Edward Miller take you on a journey through the human digestive system into the mouth, down the gullet, into the stomach, and finally into the small and large intestines. You will learn what each of these body parts does to help transform the food you eat. And you will also find out what happens to the food your body cannot use.
Everything that happens inside your body whenever you swallow a bite of food will amaze you!
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 11/27/2009)
Links
- Digestive System
- The average male will eat about 50 tons of food (during his lifetime!) in order to sustain a weight of 150 lbs.
- The Real Deal on the Digestive System
- Learn how your body breaks down the food you eat in this article about the digestive system.
- Your Gross and Cool Body - Digestive System
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