DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

 It is consist of a series of organs and structures that help breakdown

food and absorb nutrients for we throughout the body. Food enters
the digestive system through the mouth and passes through the
esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestines and rectum.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Describe the major functions of the digestive system
 State which digestive functions occur in the different regions of the
digestive tract.
MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS
 Ingestion of food.
 Digestion of food.
 Elimination of wastes.
 Absorption of nutrients.

 State which digestive functions occur in the different regions

of the digestive tracts includes: Oral cavity, pharynx,
Esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
INGESTION AND MASTICATION
 Ingestion is the intake of solid or liquid feed into the stomach. The
normal route of ingestion is trough the oral cavity. Mastication is
the process by which the teeth chew food in the mouth to begin the
process of digestion.

PROPULSION AND MIXING

 Propulsion is the movement of food from one end of the digestive
tract to the other. Mixing is the movement of food hack and forth in
the digestive tract, without forward moving. The total time it takes
food to travel length of the digestive track is usually about 24-36
hours.
SECRETION
 Secretions are added to lubricate, liquefy, and digest the food as it
moves through the digestive tract.

DIGESTION
 Digestion is the breakdown or large organic molecules into their
component parts.
ABSORPTION
 Absorption is the movement of molecules cut of the digestive tract
and into the blood or into the lymphatic system. Molecules pass out
of the digestive track by diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active
transport, symport.
 ELIMINATION
 Elimination is the process by which the waste products of digestion
are removed from the body. During this process which occurs
primarily in the large intestines, water and salts are absorbed.