The

Digestive
system
 The body needs a lot of energy to perform daily activities
which is being supplies by the food you eat. These food are
digested first into soluble form so that the different body cells.
What happen to the food you eat?
Digestion
 Digestion takes place in the digestive system which starts in
the mouth and ends in the anus
 Digestion is the complex process of turning the food you eat
into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth and
cell repair needed to survive. The digestion process also
involves creating waste to be eliminated.
Types of Digestions

 there are two types of digestion.

 mechanical and chemical.

Mechanical Digestion
 Mechanical digestion- is achieved through two
movements ,mastication and peristalsis. Mastication or
chewing starts as soon as the food enters. Peristalsis is the
voluntary movement of food from the esophagus.
 Mechanical proceses breaks up foods by means
of,biting,cutting,grinding and mashing.
Chemical Digestion
 Chemical digestion - is achieved by chemical or enzymes
which help break down the food
 Teeth and Tongue
 Teeth - The teeth bite, cut and
chew the food. As you chew the
food, the tongue with the help of
the saliva mixes the food.
 tongue – The tongue helps you
swallow the food
Esophagus
 – is a long tube about 25 to
30 centimeter long where the
food passes. The food is
squeeze and push down
from the mouth with the help
of the tongue through the
esophagus by the muscular
movement known as
peristalsis.
Stomach
 Is a large j shaped organ
at the end of the
esophagus and on the left
side of the body.
 – is a stretchable hollow
muscular bag. It produces
gastric juices that help in
the mixing and breaking
the food further
 Small Intestine
 is a coiled tube measures 6 - 7
meters and 3 centimeters in
diameter connected to the
stomach. It is where the final
digestion happens. It has 3 parts:
duodenum (1st part); jejunum
(middle part); and ileum (3rd part)
Large Intestine
 Also known as the colon.
 a large coiled tube
attached to the small
intestine. It is where
undigested food is
temporarily stored. It
reabsorbs most of the
water and minerals.
 Liver
 Liver is the largest gland in the body.
 Produces bile which goes through the gall bladder. It is the largest
gland in the body. Bile help digest fats.
 an organ that produces
pancreatic juices that digests
Pancreas
carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
 Also contain lipase,an enzymes
that breaksdown fat molecules.
 Rectum
 it is the passage of
undigested food from
the large intestine.
 Anus

-an opening where

waste come out the
body. This
elimination of body
waste is called
defecation or bowel
movement.
What is indigestion or
dyspepsia?

 Indigestion — also called dyspepsia or an upset

stomach — is discomfort in your upper abdomen.
Indigestion describes certain symptoms, such as
abdominal pain and a feeling of fullness soon after
you start eating, rather than a specific disease.
Indigestion can also be a symptom of various
digestive diseases.
 Symptoms: Heartburn