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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

The digestive system consists of the digestive tract and organs that break down and absorb food, starting from the mouth and ending at the anus. Key components include the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus, along with accessory organs like the liver and pancreas that aid digestion. The process of digestion involves mechanical and chemical breakdown of food to extract nutrients for the body.

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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

The digestive system consists of the digestive tract and organs that break down and absorb food, starting from the mouth and ending at the anus. Key components include the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus, along with accessory organs like the liver and pancreas that aid digestion. The process of digestion involves mechanical and chemical breakdown of food to extract nutrients for the body.

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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

is made up of the
digestive tract and other
organs that help the
body break down and
absorb food.
It is a long, twisting tube
that starts at the mouth
and goes through the
oesophagus, stomach,
small intestine, large
intestine and anus.
Digestion - is the
process by which food is
broken and dissolved so
that it can be taken into
the blood to be used by
the body.
Parts Of The Digestive
System
-mouth
-esophagus
-stomach
-small intestine
-large intestine
-rectum
-anus
Other Parts Of The
Digestive System
-salivary glands
-liver
-gall bladder, and
-pancreas that produce
fluids needed in the
digestion of the food you
eat.
Parts and Functions:
Mouth
 receives the food you
eat. Inside the mouth
are the tongue and
teeth. The tongue
moves the food so that
the teeth can chew it
 the first step in
digestion involves biting,
cutting, and chewing of
the food.
 As you chew, the
salivary glands produce
saliva, which is a
digestive juice.
 As it mixes with the
chewed food, some of
the nutrients of food is
changed to sugar.
Esophagus
From the mouth, the
food passes through a
long tube called the
esophagus.
 The walls of the
esophagus are made up
of muscles. These
muscles move in a
wavelike motion to
squeeze and push the
food down to
the stomach.
 This muscular
movement is known as
peristalsis.
Stomach
 many small glands
along its walls. These
glands release enzymes,
hydrochloric acid, and
water, which all combine
to form gastric juice.
 The enzymes found in
the gastric juice breaks
down the proteins in the
food. As peristalsis
mixes the food, it also
pushes the food toward
the small intestine.
Liver
produces bile, that
helps digest fats. The
bile goes into the gall
bladder before
proceeding to the small
intestine.
Pancreas
produces pancreatic
juices which digests
carbohydrates,
fats and proteins. The
juices then go to the
small intestine.
Small intestine
is a narrow coiled tube
connected to the
stomach. Final
digestion of
carbohydrates, fats, and
proteins in the food
happens here.
The digested food then
combines with the blood.
Large intestine
This is a large, coiled
tube attached to the
small intestine.
It is about two meters
long.
It is twice as wide as
the small intestine.
The undigested food
goes to this part of the
digestive system. Excess
water is squeezed from
it. A soft solid waste is
temporarily stored here.
Rectum
The movement of the
walls of the large
intestines pushes the
waste into this part.
It serves as the
passageway of
undigested food coming
from the large intestine
to the anus.
Anus
This is an opening
where waste comes out
of the body

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