Digestive System

By: Ady Almonte

Date: 03/09/12

Function of the Digestive System

The digestive system consists of the digestive tract and glands that secrete digestive juices into digestive tract.

It helps convert foods into smaller molecules in order to be absorb.

Components

Description

Mouth

Pharynx

Esophagus

Stomach

Small intestine

Large intestine

Job of the organ

Mouth- the teeth tears and crush the moisten food into a a fine taste until is ready to go down

Saliva glands contains two enzymes- amylase (breaks chemical bonds between sugar monomers in starches, andlysozyme ( an enzyme that fights infection)

Stomach- is a large muscular sac filled with chemical digestion

The lining of the stomach contains millions of microscopic gastric glands

Vitamins and Minerals

vitamin B6, C, D and H

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme

Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

http://www.answers.com/topic/lysozyme