Process of Digestion and Absorption after eating a hamburger.

Process of Digestion and Absorption after eating a hamburger. After someone eats a hamburger with the works, they do not really think of what nutrients are in that hamburger, what the body does to get those nutrients out of the food, or even what process is used, they just think of how good it tasted. To get all the nutrients out of the food the human body uses processes called absorption and digestion. Some of …

…villus enters the large intestine and makes a slimy substance; this substance is not needed in the body, so the body disposes it as soon as it can. The body goes through a long process to get the nutrients it needs into the blood stream to be used throughout the body. Digestion and absorption are the processes that the body goes through to get the nutrients out of food and to where it is needed.