DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

OBJECTIVES
Know the organs involved in the digestive
system.
Comprehend the path that food travels as it
moves through the digestive system.

ORGANS INVOLVED
Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Pancreas
Liver
Gallbladder
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Rectum

MOUTH & ESOPHAGUS

Mouth
Entry point of food
chewed by teeth
hydrated and broken further by saliva (produces
bola)

Esophagus
tube-like structure that delivers bola to the stomach
moves bola via peristaltic contractions

STOMACH

Stomach
Hollow,

expandable sac in which food empties

into from the esophagus
Digests bola by secreted digestive juices
Hydrochloric

Churns

acid and proteases

bola and digestive juices to break down

food components.
Forms liquid chyme

PANCREAS, LIVER, & GALLBLADDER

Pancreas

Liver

Glandular organ; releases hormones that are circulated in

blood for various functions
Secretes pancreatic enzymes into small intestines, making it a
digestive organ

Organ involved in detoxification of the body

Produces bile into small intestines, aids in digestion of fat

Gallbladder

Stored bile produced by liver until secretion

Not necessary for basic life function

SMALL INTESTINE

Small Intestine
Organ

where additional digestion and primary

absorption of chyme occurs. Composed of three
parts;
Duodenum
Jejunum
Illeum

Bile

and pancreatic enzymes are secreted into

the duodenum to aid in digestion and absorption

LARGE INTESTINE

Large Intestine
Also

referred to the as the colon

Additional absorption of water and nutrients
occur
Composed of three parts:
Ascending

colon
Transverse colon
Descending colon
Sigmoid colon

RECTUM

Rectum
Final

step of digestive process before excretion

Stores fecal matter developed during digestion
until it is ready for excretion

PATHWAY

Mouth->Esophagus->Stomach->Small
Intestine->Large Intestine->Rectum

PATHWAY:

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