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Understanding the Digestive System Functions

Explore the journey of food through the digestive system, from mouth to intestines. Learn about organs like stomach, liver, and pancreas, and processes like chemical digestion and absorption.

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Understanding the Digestive System Functions

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  1. Digestive System By: Ashley Alaniz

  2. Mouth • The body opening, the mouth, which a person takes in food

  3. Esophagus • Anatomaticlly and functionally, the esophagus is the least complex section of the digestive tube.

  4. Stomach • The enlarged saclike portion, the stomach, is one of the principal organs of the digestion system.

  5. Small intestine • The small intestine is the part of the gastrointestinal tract following the stomach

  6. Large intestine • The large intestine breaks down food that can’t be digested in the small intestine

  7. Liver A large reddish brown organ located in the upper right of the stomach

  8. Appendix • A tube like shape attached to the large intestine

  9. Pancreas • The pancreas is a organ in the digestive system and a digestive organ

  10. Gall Bladder • The small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, by the liver and before release into the intestine.

  11. Enzymes • An enzyme is a protein formed by the body that acts as a catalyst

  12. Bile/ Bile duct • Bile is required for the digestion of food, carrying bile to and from the gallbladder, which opens into the intestine.

  13. Mucus • The viscous, slippery substance that occurs in the nose

  14. Chemical Digestion • Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breaking down of food into smaller pieces

  15. Absorption • The act or process of absorbing or the condition of being absorbed.

  16. Mechanical Digestion • The breaking of food into digestible chunks, using the teeth

  17. Salivary Amylase • Amylase is an enzymes Amylase is in human saliva, where it begins the chemical process of digestion.

  18. Villi • After food passes from the stomach into the small intestine nutrients in the food are absorbed through the villi

  19. Gastric Juices • A thin, clear, virtually colorless acid fluid by the stomach glands and active in promoting digestion

  20. Duodenum • The first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach.

  21. Chyme • The pulpy acidic fluid that passes from the stomach to the small intestine,and partly digested food

  22. Bibliography • www.thefreedictionary.com • www. Google images. com

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