Glossary

Human Physiology

Lesson 21 : Absorption,Metabolism,Excretion & Glands

Glossary

Absorption: is passage of digested food ingredients from intestines to blood.
Lacteals:
are lymph capillaries of intestinal villi.
Assimilation
: is mixing of absorbed nutrients with cell cytoplasm.
Metabolism:
is biochemical transformation of nutrients into metabolic products.
Catabolism:
is degradation or oxidation of organic molecules.
Anabolism:
is synthesis of larger organic molecules from simpler ones.

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