THE HUMAN

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
HUMAN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, SYSTEM USED IN THE HUMAN BODY FOR THE PROCESS OF DIGESTION. THE HUMAN
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT, OR THE SERIES OF STRUCTURES AND ORGANS
THROUGH WHICH FOOD AND LIQUIDS PASS DURING THEIR PROCESSING INTO FORMS ABSORBABLE INTO THE
BLOODSTREAM. THE SYSTEM ALSO CONSISTS OF THE STRUCTURES THROUGH WHICH WASTES PASS IN THE PROCESS OF
ELIMINATION AND OTHER ORGANS THAT CONTRIBUTE JUICES NECESSARY FOR THE DIGESTIVE PROCESS.
PARTS OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
STOMACH

• The stomach is a J-shaped organ that

digests food. It produces enzymes
(substances that create chemical
reactions) and acids (digestive juices).
This mix of enzymes and digestive juices
breaks down food so it can pass to your
small intestine. Your stomach is part of
the gastrointestinal
SMALL INTESTINE

• The small intestine has three parts: the

duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. It helps
to further digest food coming from the
stomach. It absorbs nutrients (vitamins,
minerals, carbohydrates, fats, proteins)
and water from food so they can be used
by the body. The small intestine is part of
the digestive system.
LARGE INTESTINE

• (larj in-TES-tin) The long, tube-like

organ that is connected to the small
intestine at one end and the anus at the
other. The large intestine has four parts:
cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal.
Partly digested food moves through the
cecum into the colon, where water and
some nutrients and electrolytes are
removed.
OESOPHAGUS

• The oesophagus (gullet) is part of the

digestive system, which is sometimes
called the gastro-intestinal tract (GI
tract). The oesophagus is a muscular
tube. It connects your mouth to your
stomach. When you swallow food, the
walls of the oesophagus squeeze together
ACCESSORY ORGANS

• The accessory organs are the teeth,

tongue, and glandular organs such as
salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and
pancreas. The digestive system functions
to provide mechanical processing,
digestion, absorption of food, secretion
of water, acids, enzymes, buffer, salt, and
excretion of waste products.
MOUTH

• The mouth is an oval-shaped cavity

inside the skull. The two main functions
of the mouth are eating and speaking.
Parts of the mouth include the lips,
vestibule, mouth cavity, gums, teeth,
hard and soft palate, tongue and salivary
glands. The mouth is also known as the
oral cavity or the buccal cavity.
PHARYNX

• The pharynx is a hollow tube that starts

behind the nose, goes down the neck,
and ends at the top of the trachea and
esophagus. The three parts of the
pharynx are the nasopharynx,
oropharynx, and hypopharynx.
ANUS

• The anus is the opening where the

gastrointestinal tract ends and exits the
body. The anus starts at the bottom of the
rectum, the last portion of the colon
(large intestine). The anorectal line
separates the anus from the rectum.
Tough tissue called fascia surrounds the
anus and attaches it to nearby structures
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