Break the food down into carbohydrates, fats, and proteins and follow the food through the digestive tract.
Include the phases of digestion (cephalic, gastric, intestinal) along with the enzymes secreted at various
portions of the alimentary canal.
Your assignment must include the following:
- Breakdown of the food into carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
- Description of mechanical processes of digestion.
- Description of chemical processes of digestion including enzymes and their locations needed to break down
the food. - Description of the 3 phases of digestion and how they function when digesting the food.
Below is the link to our textbook, Chapter 23. The textbook is: Betts, J., Young, K. A., Wise, J. A., Johnson, E.,
Poe, B., Kruse, D. H., … DeSaix, P. (2013). Anatomy and Physiology. [https://openstax.org/books/anatomyand-physiology/pages/1-introduction]. Retrieved from OpenStax. Please use 1 or 2 other sources that are easily accessible along with the textbook