The document summarizes key aspects of the digestive system. It begins by defining the digestive system as a collection of organs that breaks down food into energy. It then explains the main functions of the digestive system as ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination. It describes the two types of digestion as mechanical and chemical. The document concludes by outlining the journey of food through the major organs of the digestive system from the mouth to the anus.
7. ORGA N SY STEM
Integumentary System
Nervous System
Respiratory System
Circulatory System
Muscular System
Skeletal System
Endocrine System
Digestive System
Reproductive System
Excretory System
Lymphatic System
24. TYPES OF DIGESTION
Alimentary
canal
Accessory
organ
Are organs that help in
the digestion process by
secreting enzymes to
further breakdown food
Also known as digestive
tract. It refers to the
tubular passage through
which the food passes
33. While you are chewing,
salivary gland secrete
saliva to moisten the food
you eat.
Food that has been chewed
and mixed with saliva is
called bolus, which is a
ball of partially digested
food.