How the Body Works : The Digestive System

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dizzo95
August 03, 2007

The Digestive System Starting at the mouth, the digestive system helps provide the energy your body needs to perform its many functions. Upon entry into a person's mouth, the teeth cut, tear, cru...

The Digestive System

Starting at the mouth, the digestive system helps provide the energy your body needs to perform its many functions. Upon entry into a person's mouth, the teeth cut, tear, crush and grind food. In the mouth, salivary glands respond to the thought or presence of food by producing a fluid containing mucus and the enzymes amylase and maltase. The tongue then mixes the food and rolls it into a soft ball, called the bolus, which is pushed toward the esophagus. Passing through the esophagus the bolus is dropped into the stomach where gastric glands, one secreting digestive enzymes and the other secreting hydrochloric acid, begin to break the food down into smaller pieces. The stomach wall discharges mucus during this phase to protect itself against the action of the gastric acid. From there the food passes into the small intestine through the phylorus, a sphincter muscle that controls the flow of food. It is in the small intestine where a major part of digestion and absorption occurs. The intestinal wall releases enzymes which digest proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Blood and lymph vessels, which supply the small intestine, take away the final products of digestion. The lymphatics transport the fats around the body and finally release them into the bloodstream. Blood takes sugars and amino acids to the liver via the portal vein. The pancreas, like the small intestine, secretes enzymes in an alkaline juice to digest proteins, fats and carbohydrates. It also manufactures hormones which regulate the blood sugar level. From the small intestine, the digested food is received by the liver, which manufactures bile for the gall bladder. The gall bladder stores and discharges the bile, which helps to break down fats into minute droplets. Undigested food from the small intestine is then passed into the large intestine. There blood vessels supplying the large intestine carry away water extracted from the undigested waste. After passing through to the large intestine the ileocecal valve prevents digested food from returning to the small intestine. Undigested food is eliminated from the system through the anus.

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cass11made (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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It has everything to do with our bodies. If it weren't for your digestive system you wouldn't even be alive.

Major2219 (1 month ago) Show Hide

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Yuck Doo Doo!! What does our body's have to do this?? Yuck!!!

gorgutzbloodygutz (1 month ago) Show Hide

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Yuck. but informative. informative yuck

Doomknight21 (1 month ago) Show Hide

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Well, 1 peanut =

25min in gullet
2-3hrs in stomach
24hrs in large intestine
27secs in rectum

which means 27hrs, 25 min and 27secs.
If i'm right, it will take 164hrs, 32min and 42secs to digest and pass out 6 nuts.

Eyemikiee (1 month ago) Show Hide

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i got science test 2morrow

MrGugage2 (1 month ago) Show Hide

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lol u said anus

mondaypivot (2 months ago) Show Hide

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i learn it at the age 12

swtwaf (2 months ago) Show Hide

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our bodies are intelligent =D loool
<3

belshazzar1983 (3 months ago) Show Hide

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cool we're horrible monsters inside! who knew?

Cozzi0 (3 months ago) Show Hide

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our bodys are so complecated

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