a brief discussion on the Digestive system

2.  The serves as the
setting where the process of digestion
occurs.
 – the change of solid
food to soluble form; this process is
helped by the mastication of food by the
teeth and also by muscular contractions.

5.  -breaks up food particles
 -asses in producing spoken
languages
 -the first part of the alimentary
canal an is equipped with several
structures
 -is lined with ‘mucous
membranes’ that produce ‘mucus’
Mouth

7. (exocrine glands)
 The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine
glands, glands with ducts, that produce saliva. They also
secrete amylase, an enzyme that breaks
down starch into maltose.

8. – the food tube or gullet which
connects the mouth and stomach
Esophagus
 It passes from the back of the oral cavity
downwards and through the back part of
the mediastinum, through the diaphragm, and into
the stomach.

9. – the sac-like portion of the food tube between the
esophagus and the small intestine
- produces ‘gastric acids’ which starts protein digestion
Stomach

10. – the part of the intestine that
lies between the stomach and colon
- consists of duodenum,
jejunum, and ileum
Small Intestine

11. 11. – the more terminal
division of the vertebrate intestine that is wider and
shorter than the small intestine
- is typically divided
into cecum, colon, rectum ,and anal canal.
Large Intestine

12. . – the posterior opening of the
alimentary canal
Anus