Digestive system
The main point of the digestive system is to put food throw your body and out these are the main
steps are
1. the body takes food in and breaks it down into nutrients and then absorbed these nutrients
into the blood stream for it to be dispersed to the body which is used for energy and growth ,
what remains gets desiccated and leaves the body
Digestion steps 1.mouth
2.esophagus
3.stomach
4.small intestine
5.large intestine ,rectum, anus
There are two types of digestion mechanical digestion and chemical digestion
1.mechanical digestion: is physically braking down food into small pieces to help with chemical
digestion Types of mechanical digestion are: 1.chewing(mouth)
2.breaking food with
2.chemical digestion:food is broken down with acid at a molecular level.
This is how the digestive system looks like
MOUTH:is used for chewing and the main place for physical digestion
SALIVARY GLANDS:salivary glands help make saliva it also helps with swallowing and chewing
there are 3 types of saliner glands these are 1.parolid gland
2.Sublingual gland
3.submandibular gland
ESOPHAGUS: The primary function of your esophagus is to carry food and liquid from your
mouth to your stomach
Liver: the liver has more than 500 functions but the main ones are it cleans your body and it
produces a important digestive liquid called bile.
Gallbladder:the main function of the gallbladder is to store bile.
Stomach: Stomach. The stomach is a hollow organ, or "container," that holds food while it is
being mixed with stomach enzymes. These enzymes continue the process of breaking down food
into a usable form.
Bolus: ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of
chewing
Pharynx: or throat, is a part of the body that helps with eating and with breathing. It is a
passage that leads from the mouth and nose to the esophagus and the larynx.
Paristalsis: In a process called peristalsis, the walls of the esophagus move in waves to push the
food down the tube to the stomach
Mesentery: This keeps your intestines in place, preventing it from collapsing down
Pancreas: Your pancreas is important for digesting food and managing your use of sugar for
energy after digestion
Large intestine: The large intestine has 3 primary functions: absorbing water and electrolytes,
producing and absorbing vitamins, and forming and propelling feces toward the rectum for
elimination. The large intestine has 5 parts cecum, rectum, anal canal appendix and
descending colon.
Small intestine: helps to further digest food coming from the stomach. It absorbs nutrients
(vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, proteins) and water from food so they can be used by
the body. The small intestine has three parts: the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
Rectum:receives feces from the colon
Anus: The anus is the opening at the far end of the digestive tract through which feces leaves
the body.
Now we are done the main parts of the digestive system
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There are two types of digestive structures Canal and digestive organ
1.alimentary canal: The alimentary canal is a muscular tube, which extends from the mouth to
the anus. The human digestive system comprises mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small
intestine, large intestine, and anus.
2. Accessory digestive organ: An organ that helps with digestion but is not part of the digestive
tract. The accessory digestive organs are the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and
gallbladder.
REMEMBER these are the steps of digestion
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1.Ingestion 2.digestion. 3.absorption. 4.Elimination
Hormones
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These are large proteins that help in the breaking down of food in digestion
Digestive enzymes play a key role in breaking down the food you eat. These proteins speed up
chemical reactions that turn nutrients into substances that your digestive tract can absorb.
Your saliva has digestive enzymes in it. Some of your organs, including your pancreas,
gallbladder, and liver, also release them types of hormones are:1. Gastrin
2. Insulin
3. Glucagon
Enzymes
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They are catalysts, or substances that control how quickly chemical reactions occur. These
reactions are the processes that keep all plants and animals functioning. Enzymes help the body
perform such tasks as digestion and growing new cells. Enzymes travel both inside and outside
cells types of enzymes are: 1.
1. Carbohydrase
2.lipase
3. Protease
Bile
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Bile is a fluid that is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile helps with
digestion. It breaks down fats into fatty acids, which can be taken into the body by the digestive
tract
