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Understanding The Digestive S

The digestive system is a complex network of organs responsible for breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste. It includes the gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs, with key stages being ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination. Major organs involved include the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas, each playing a specific role in the digestive process.

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Understanding The Digestive S

The digestive system is a complex network of organs responsible for breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste. It includes the gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs, with key stages being ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination. Major organs involved include the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas, each playing a specific role in the digestive process.

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UNDERSTANDING THE

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
The digestive system is a complex network that plays a crucial role in breaking down food, absorbing
nutrients, and eliminating waste. It consists of various organs that work together to ensure the body receives
essential nutrients necessary for survival and health.
OVERVIEW OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs. It begins in the mouth and
ends in the anus, facilitating the digestion and absorption of food. Each organ plays a specific role in the
digestion process, ensuring efficiency.

STRUCTURE OF THE FUNCTIONALITY DIGESTIVE PROCESS


DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
MAJOR ORGANS OF DIGESTION
STOMACH SMALL
INTESTINE
ESOPHAGUS
A muscular organ
Comprising three
that mixes food
This muscular parts—
with gastric
MOUTH tube connects duodenum, LARGE
juices, containing
the mouth to the jejunum, and INTESTINE
hydrochloric acid
The digestive stomach, using ileum—this organ
and enzymes, to
process starts peristalsis to is where most
break down
here, where food push food digestion and Responsible for
proteins. It also
is mechanically downwards. It nutrient absorbing water
regulates the
broken down by has no digestive absorption and electrolytes
release of food
teeth and mixed function but is occurs. It from indigestible
into the small
with saliva, crucial for receives bile and food, it compacts
intestine.
which contains transporting pancreatic juices waste into feces,
ACCESSORY ORGANS
1 LIVER
Produces bile essential for fat digestion, processes nutrients,
and detoxifies harmful substances.

2 GALLBLADDER
Stores and concentrates bile from the liver, releasing it to
aid in fat digestion.

3 PANCREAS
Produces digestive enzymes and bicarbonate, essential for
breaking down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
DIGESTIVE PROCESS
The digestive process consists of four main
INGESTION
stages: ingestion, digestion, absorption, and
elimination. It starts with the intake of food, Intake of food through the mouth.
followed by the breakdown and absorption of
nutrients, and concludes with the excretion of DIGESTION
waste. Mixing of food with digestive juices in the
stomach.

ABSORPTION

Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine.

ELIMINATION
Undigested food passes into the large
intestine.

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