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.