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The Digestive System

By: Angelo Sangerman

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The Mouth

The mouth helps us chew food well, speak properly, and show expressions

Stomach

The stomach is a large container that holds large meals.

Esophagus

The esophagus receives food from your mouth when you swallow.

Small Intestine

The small intestine is the part of the body that takes place of most of the digestion.

Large Intestine

The large intestine keeps us healthy.

Liver

The liver is one of the healthiest part of the body and is one of the largest.

Appendix

The appendix is actually a part of the large intestine.

Pancreas

The pancreas is a gland organ that is located in the abdomen.

Gallbladder

The gallbladder is a storage of vessel for liver bile.

Enzymes

The enzymes function is to brake down ingested food into usable nutrients.

Bile/ Bile Duct

A Bile/ Bile Duct is any of a number long tube like structures that carry bile.

Mucus

Mucus keeps us from getting infections.

Chemical Digestion

The chemical digestion is the breakdown of food into simpler compounds.

Mechanical Digestion

The mechanical digestion is the actual breakdown of food into smaller pieces.

Salivary Amylase

The salivary amylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the break down of starches.

Absorption

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Absorption is the process by which the nutrients in food are passed onto the blood.

Villi

The function of the villi is to increase the surface area of the ingestion so as to increase its capacity to absorb nutrients

Gastric Juices

Gastric juices breaks down and dissolve the nutrients in food.

Duodenum

Using enzymes, the duodenum breaks down food in the small intestine.

Chyme

Chyme is the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum.

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