PARTS OF THE DIGESTIVE

SYSTEM
 Mouth
 Pharynx
 Esophagus
 stomach
 small intestine
 large intestine
 Colon-rectum
 anus
 ACCESSORY PARTS
Accessory Organs
• S a l i v a r y Glands
• Pancreas
• L i v e r and Gallbladder
 PROCESS--MOUTH
F o o d enters the mouth
(mechanical digestion)
• T e e t h grind, tear and chop food
• S a l i v a moistens it
• A m y l a s e begins to break down
carbs in food
• S o f t mass of chewed food--
BOLUS
 SWALLOWING
• S w a l l o w i n g - - m u s c l e s in the
tongue and mouth push food into…..
• Eso phagus--epiglottis keeps most
food out of the windpipe
• C o n n e c t s to the stomach at
thee pyloric valve
• P e r i s t a l s i s forces food into stomach
 STOMACH
S t o m a c h - - c h u r n s and mixes food
with acids and enzymes
T h r e e mechanical/chemical tasks
• Storage
• M i x food, liquid and digestive juices
• S o u p like mass called CHYME
• E m p t y contents slowly into small
intestine
 SMALL INTESTINE
P y l o r i c sphincter allows chyme
into duodenum
• B i l e from pancreas added
• D i g e s t i o n continues
• A b s o r p t i o n begins
• V i l l i - - f i n g e r like projections
 ROLE OF ACCESSORY
ORGANS
• L i v e r - - p r o d u c e s bile to help
absorb fat; processes nutrients
• G a l l b l a d d e r - - s t o r e s bile
• Pancreas—produces
e n z y m e s neutralizes
stomach acids
 LARGE INTESTINE
• M a i n function--remove water
from indigested matter and form
solid wastes
• C o l o n - - s o l i d wastes are
stored until expelled through the
rectum
WHAT BEST DESCRIBES THE
FUNCTION OF THE
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM?
•T H E FUNCTION OF THE
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IS TO BREAK
DOWN FOOD INTO NUTRIENTS.
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