Pig Dissection: Digestive System

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Mouth

Chewing (mechanical digestion) and saliva (chemical digestion of starches) begin.

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Pharynx

Carries food from the mouth to the esophagus

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Esophagus

Muscular tube that moves food down to the stomach via peristalsis.

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Stomach

Churns food and mixes it with gastric juices (acid and enzymes) for protein digestion.

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Small intestine

duodenum → jejunum → ileum – Most digestion and nutrient absorption occur here.

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Large intestine

  1. (cecum, colon, rectum) – Absorbs water and electrolytes; forms and stores feces.

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Liver

produces bile to absorb fats in the small intestine

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Anus

Expels feces from body

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Digestive system pathway

  1. mouth

  2. pharynx

  3. esophagus

  4. cardiac sphincter

  5. stomach

  6. pyloric sphincter

  7. small intestine (duodenum > jejuno-ileum)

  8. large intestine (cecum > colon > rectum)

  9. an(s