Digestive system

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Last updated 5:49 PM on 9/21/26
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Digestion

breaking down food

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mechanical digestion

physically breaking down by chewing, churning or mixing

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Chemical digestion (hydrolysis)

enzymes and secretions break macromolecules into smaller monomers

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Absorption

transporting nutrients- moving digested molecules from the GI tract into blood or lymph for transport to cells

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Alimentary canal (GI tract)

food travels through and makes contact with one long tube

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Alimentary canal order

Mouth-Pharynx-Esophagus-Stomach-Small Intestine-Large intestine-Rectum-Anus

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Accessory Organs

organs that help digestion by adding secretions but food does not pass through them

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accessory organs order

Salivary glands, pancreases, liver, gallbladder