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What are the four major tasks of the digestive system?

Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Elimination.

Ingestion, Procrastination, Absorption, Face the Nation.

Congestion, Progestion, Ingestion, Elimination

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The four major tasks of the digestive system are:

  1. Ingestion - the process of taking in food and liquids through the mouth.
  2. Digestion - the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into smaller molecules.
  3. Absorption - the process by which the nutrients from the digested food are taken up into the blood or lymph.
  4. Elimination - the removal of indigestible substances and waste products from the body.

So, the correct answer from your options is: Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Elimination.