Digestive organs and their function

Mouth

Mixes food with salivary secretion; taste, chewing

Salivary glands

Lubricate food; produce buffers and enzymes that begin digestion

Pharynx

Passageway shared with respiratory system, leads to esophagus

Esophagus

Delivers food to stomach

Stomach

Secretes acids and digestive enzymes that break down proteins

Small intestine

Secretes enzymes and other factors for nutrient digestion; absorbs nutrients

Liver

Secretesbile (required for lipid digestion); synthesizes blood proteins; stores lipid and carbohydrate reserves

Gallbladder

Stores biles for release into small intestine

Pancreas

Secretes digestive enzymes and buffers into small intestine; produces hormones

Large intestine

Removes water from nondigested material; stores wastes

Anus

Opening to exterior for discharge of feces