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Digestive System
What’s it’s function?
Breaks down food into molecules the body can use.
Molecules are absorbed into the blood & carried throughout the body.
Wastes are then eliminated.
The Process
Mouth --- Chews food with your teeth; saliva mixes with pieces to moisten them.
Enzymes work in mouth to help break down your food.
2 Types of Digestion
Mechanical – Begins as you take your 1st bite. Teeth carry out the 1st stage.
Chemical --- Begins in the mouth Breaking down complex molecules into simpler ones.Happens because of enzymes
Esophagus --- muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach.
Epiglottis --- flap of tissue that seals off your windpipe
Peristalsis --- involuntary waves of muscle contractions
Stomach --- J-shaped pouch that most digestion occurs.
Mixes food with digestive enzymes (pepsin & HCL) and breaks food into smaller molecules.
Small Intestine --- Most chemical digestion takes place. Absorption of nutrients takes place here. The liquid moves through the small intestine and mixes with enzymes
Enzymes & Secretions – Food doesn’t pass through these organs
Liver --- Produces bile which breaks up fat particles.
Gallbladder --- Bile flows into this and is stored here. Bile passes thru a tube from here to the small intestine.
Pancreas --- Produces enzymes to break down starches, proteins, and fats.
Large intestine --- Material that enters here contains water and undigested food like fiber.
Water is absorbed and other undigested food is eliminated from the body.
Rectum --- food is compressed into solid material and eliminated from the anus.