Digestive System
Digestive System
Digestive System
Organ
Movement
Digestive Juice
Particles Broken
Down
Mouth
Chewing
Saliva
Starches
Esophagus
Swallowing
None
None
Stomach
Upper muscle
relaxes to let food
enter and lower
muscle mixes food
with juice
Stomach acid
Protein
Small intestine
Peristalsis
Small intestine
digestive juice
starches, proteins,
carbs
Pancreas
None
Pancreatic juice
starches, fats,
protein
Liver
None
Bile acids
Fats
Large intestine
Nervous:
-transports electrical stimulus to the brain
-control conscious and unconscious swallowing
Connective:
-found between and around muscle tissue in the
digestive tract
-contains blood and lymph vessels and nerves.
Smooth Muscle:
-line walls of the digestive tract
-many animals dont have these, and must use gravity to swallow
How is it organized?
mouth -> pharynx/esophagus -> stomach -> duodenum -> small intestine ->
large intestine/colon -> rectum
Other organs not mentioned:
Pancreas: secretes digestive enzymes which break down protein, fats, and
carbohydrates. Also, it creates insulin which goes into the bloodstream.
Liver: takes raw materials from the intestine. The liver also detoxifies and
breaks down potentially harmful chemicals. It also secretes bile which goes
to the gallbladder.
Gallbladder: stores and concentrates bile from the liver.
References
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/Anatomy/your-digestive-system/Pages/anatomy.aspx#how
http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/histomanual/digestive.html
http://digestive-system-mprr.wikispaces.com/8.+Types+of+Tissue
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases_conditions/hic_The_Structure_and_Function_of_the_Digestive_System
https://www.boundless.com/physiology/textbooks/boundless-anatomy-and-physiology-textbook/the-digestive-system-23/overviewof-the-digestive-system-216/anatomy-of-the-digestive-system-1065-7492/
https://8salembodysystems.wikispaces.com/Digestive+System
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/digestive-diseases-pancreatic-cancer
https://celiac.org/celiac-disease/what-is-celiac-disease/
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