MOOC: Human Nutrition and Digestive System

The Human Digestive System is a complex series of organs and glands that processes food. In order to use the food we eat, our body has to break it down into smaller molecules that it can process. It also has to excrete waste.

This course is especially designed for those students who are preparing for their medical entrance or are in CBSE, IGCSE, GCSE or any other Board that has this topic in their course. The course provides an in-depth knowledge about nutrition and what happens to food that we eat in our body, how it gets broken down and digested and various steps involved in the process of digestion.

Course Package:

• 5 Classes, including doubt clearing session of 60 minutes each
• 3 PPTs
• 3 Word documents which would be given in the last session

Key Takeaways:

• Better understanding of the human nutrition and digestive system
• Enhanced knowledge in the subject
• Thorough preparation of all Board exams
• Preparation on this topic for medical entrance exams

Course Content:

• Modes of Nutrition
• Parts of alimentary canal
  • Oral cavity
  • Esophagus
  • Stomach
  • Small and large intestine
• Glands associated with alimentary canal: liver, pancreas, gall bladder
• Chemical digestion of carbohydrate, proteins and fat
• Assimilation and absorption of food
• Neurohormonal control of Digestive System
• Vitamins and Minerals