digestive system

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digestive system

food travels through the body and how its broken down

  • by saliva and chewing

  • passes from mouth → oropharynx → esophagus → stomach

  • all organs contained in abdominal cavity

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stomach (1)

hollow organ that expands

  • acidic gastric juices break food down into later energy

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small intestine (2)

three parts

  • duodenum

  • jejunum

  • ileum

receive food from stomach

continue to break it down

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large intestine (colon) (3)

  • removes water from waste products

  • anything not absorbed at this point is excreted as feces

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liver

  • produces bile and is excreted into small intestine to breakdown fats

  • detoxifying harmful substances

  • stores sugars

  • assists in production of blood products

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gallbladder

storage system for bile from the liver

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pancreas

secretes juices that assist in breaking down proteins, carbs and fats

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spleen

blood supply

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near junction of small and large intestin

lymphatic tissue