Parts of Digestive

Borcelle system
Mouth: food enters, chewing of the
food.
Salivary glands: produce saliva which
helps digest carbs
Oesophagus: long tube in which food
and oxygen passes through
stomach: stores and chums food
pancreas: produces enxymes to help
digest food
liver: secrete bile and purifies food
Gal bladder: stores and concentrates
bile
small intestine: break down food,
absorb nutrients, get rid of the
unnecessary components.
large intestine: absorbs water and
nutrients and forms feces towards
the rectum
rectum: collect and hold feces
Digestive
enzymes
Digestive enzymes help in the chemical
digestion of food by breaking down
complex food particles into simpler ones.
These simple molecules can be easily
absorbed by the blood thus transported
to all the cells in the body
Amalyse: Digest carbohydrates, breaks
them down into monosaccharides. this
digestion starts in the mouth but
primarily takes place in the small intestine
protease: breaks down proteins into
amino acids. This digestion begins in the
stomach and ends in the small intestine

The anus: openeing to release feces

mechanical vs
lipase: breaks down lipids(triglycerides)
into fatty acids and glyecol. This digestion

Digestive chemical digestion

occurs primarily in the small intestine and
begins in the oral cavity(mouth)

System
In mechanical digestion, food is broken
down into smaller fragments via
chewing, churning, and segmentation
.
In chemical digestion food is broken
down via chemical agents such as,
Wasna al Saif
saliva, stomach acids, bile, and
pancreatic juices.

Significance of
the Liver and
the Pancreas
The liver produces a very important
substance called bile, this substance
helps carry waste and digest fats in
the small intestine.
The liver also helps purify blood.
The pancreas produces enzymes
that assist chemical digestion
especially protein.
The pancreas also produces insulin
which is a hormone that helps control
blood sugar.
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The sctructure
of the villi
The villi is the epitheal lining of the
intestines which are in folded into
fingerlike projections.
they optimize the rate of digestion and
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create a barrier between body tissues
and digestive juices.
Key features of intestinal villi include:
• Microvilli (increases the surface area :
volume ratio)
• Rich capillary network (transports
digested products)
• Single-layer epithelium (minimises
diffusion distance)
• Lacteals (absorbs lipids into the
lymphatic system)
• Intestinal glands (exocrine pits release
enzymes)
• Membrane proteins (facilitates
transport of products)