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Digestion

The digestion tutorials include a variety of formats for assisting you in learning more about the human digestive system and about the digestion of the macronutrients. You will also find several puzzles there. Following the tutorials you will automatically be taken to a page for feedback. Please complete this questionnaire to help us continue to improve our tutorials.

digestion tutorial

Digestion
This video will show you the workings of thedigestive tract and the locations within that system of the digestion of carbs, proteins and lipids. 36 min.

Carbohydrates Digestion Carbohydrate Digestion
This video is a very brief overview of the steps in the digestion of carbohydrates and the enzymes involved. The video is less than three minutes.
Protein Digestion Protein Digestion
This video is a very brief overview of the steps in the digestion of proteins and the enzymes involved. The video is about 2 minutes in length.
Lipids Digestion

Lipid Digestion
This video is a very brief overview of the steps in the digestion of lipids and the enzymes involved. The video is about 2-1/2 minutes in length.

Digestion PowerPoint Digestion PowerPoint Tutorial
This tutorial contains similar material to that found in the video version.
Absorption PowerPoint Absorption PowerPoint Tutorial
This tutorial describes the absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract. The absorptive location and the transport system for the various classes of nutrients are included.

Our Video tutorials:

Wait a moment for the video to load and it will then automatically play. Following the tutorials you will automatically be taken to a page for feedback. Please complete this questionnaire to help us continue to improve our tutorials.

Our PowerPoint tutorials:

To move to the next slide, click on the ‘NEXT’ button in the bottom right corner of each slide. Listen for the narration to end before moving to the next slide. This version allows you to move at your own pace.

Activities :

Word Searches
are helpful in becoming familiar with the terminology in mineral digestion and absorption. Here are 5 variations using a bank of terms. Can you solve all 5?

Puzzle#1 | Puzzle#2 | Puzzle#3 | Puzzle#4 | Puzzle#5

Crossword puzzles
were created from a bank of terms. Multiple puzzles have been created using the same bank questions. Several variations are available here, each using a different assortment from the total number of clues.

With Clues: Puzzle#1 | Puzzle#2 | Puzzle#3 | Puzzle#4 | Puzzle#5

Based on word size: Puzzle#1 | Puzzle#2 | Puzzle#3 | Puzzle#4 | Puzzle#5

 

 

 

 

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