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The Structure and Function of The Digestive System

The digestive system is made up of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, small intestine, liver, gallbladder, colon, rectum, and anus. Each organ has a specific function, such as the mouth starting digestion through chewing and the stomach breaking down food with acids and enzymes. Together these organs mechanically and chemically break down food into nutrients that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.

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The Structure and Function of The Digestive System

The digestive system is made up of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, small intestine, liver, gallbladder, colon, rectum, and anus. Each organ has a specific function, such as the mouth starting digestion through chewing and the stomach breaking down food with acids and enzymes. Together these organs mechanically and chemically break down food into nutrients that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.

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STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

TEAM MEMBERS:
• Bartolini Díaz , Vanina
• Chavarry Delgado, Rovyra
• García Vásquez, Daniela
• Quiroz Olguin, Mariajosé
Mouth

▶ Is the beginning
of the digestive
tract.

▶ Digestion starts
here when
taking the first
bite of food.
Esophagus
▶ Located in your
throat near your
trachea.
▶ Receives food from
your mouth when
you swalow. you
swallow
Stomach

▶ Is a hollow organ
▶ Cells in the lining of
the stomach
secrete a strong
acid and powerful
enzymes that are
responsable for the
breakdown process
Pancreas

▶ Secrets digestive
enzymes into the
duodenum.

▶ The páncreas also


makes insulin
hormone for
metabolizing sugar.
Small intestine
▶ The small intestine or small
bowel is the part of the GI
tract between
the stomach and the large
intestine.

▶ It has three distinct


regions:
the duodenum, jejunum,
and ileum.
Liver

▶ Its main function within


the digestive sistema
is to process the
nutrients absorbed
from de intestine.
▶ The liver es the
chemical “ Factory”.
Galbladder

▶ The galbladder
stores ande
concentrates bile.
▶ Then releases it into
the duodenum to
help absorb and
digest.
Colon

▶ Is a 6- foot long
muscular tube.
▶ It’s made up of the
cecum, the
ascending, the
tranverse and the
descending colon.
Rectum
▶ It’ s an 8 inch chamber
that conects the colon
to the anus.
▶ The rectum’s job is to
recieve stool from de
colon.
▶ When anything ( gas or
stool) comes into the
rectum, its sensors send
a message to the brain.
Anus
▶ Is the last part of the
digestive tract.
▶ It is 2 inch long canal
consists of the pelvic floor
muscles and two
sphincters.
▶ The lining of the upper
anus is specialized to
detect rectal contents.

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