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oral cavity
initiates digestion breaks food down
parotid gland
secretion of saliva breaks food down oral health
lips
help food intake seal for swallowing assists in speech sensory receptors
pancreas
breaks food down with digestive enzymes
pharynx
swallowing
liver
produces bile and stores glycogen
hilum
obesorbes nutrients vitamin b12 and recycles bile salts
teeth
breaks food down
esophagus
food transport preventing backflow lubrication
sublingual gland
salivary gland under the tongue mucin production moist protections aids bolus formation
hepatic duct
bile transport facilitating fat digestion
stomach
food storage absorption of certain substances
cystic duct
bile storage and release bidirectional flow
rectum
hold stool
submandibular gland
saliva production enzyme secretion
gallbladder
storage of bile release of bile fat digestion
pylorus of stomach
last structure of the stomach regulation of good flow from stomach to small intestine
jejunam
located between duodenum and ilieum digests food absorbs vitamin minerals carbs fats protiens and water
duodenum
digests food absorbs nutrients