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The digestive system breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and removes waste, starting in the mouth and continuing through the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. Each organ plays a specific role, with the mouth initiating digestion, the stomach breaking down food further, and the small intestine being the primary site for nutrient absorption. The large intestine then processes waste and absorbs water before elimination.

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The digestive system breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and removes waste, starting in the mouth and continuing through the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. Each organ plays a specific role, with the mouth initiating digestion, the stomach breaking down food further, and the small intestine being the primary site for nutrient absorption. The large intestine then processes waste and absorbs water before elimination.

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Introduction

The function of the digestive system is to break down


food, absorb nutrients, and remove waste. The process
begins in the mouth where the food is chewed and mixed
with saliva. The esophagus sends food to the stomach
where it is further broken down by acids and enzymes. In
the small intestine, nutrients are absorbed with the help
of the pancreas, liver, and gallbladder. The large intestine
takes in water and the leftover waste is kept in the
rectum until it is thrown out through the anus. This
process allows the body to obtain energy and vital
nutrients while disposing of waste.

Mouth
Digestion starts with the mouth where both mechanical
and chemical processes begin. Teeth and the tongue
chew food and make them into smaller pieces. Saliva,
which is from the salivary glands, hydrates the food and
has a variety of enzymes like amylase, which break
carbohydrates into smaller molecules. Saliva also helps in
taste and the tongue forwards a softened mass towards
the throat for swallowing.

Esophagus
The esophagus operates as a muscular tube responsible
for mowing food items from the mouth to the stomach.
Once a person swallows, food is sent to the esophagus,
which then allows muscle contraction to further push the
food into the stomach. Also, The esophagus does not
secrete digestive juices or acid. The primary purpose of
the esophagus is to carefully transport food into the
stomach.

Stomach
The stomach is an organ responsible for breaking down
food through churning. Hydrochloric acid is responsible
for killing bacteria during digestion, while pepsin works on
protein digestion. Whatever food is eaten gets converted
into chyme, which is let out in the small portion of the
intestine for more digestion.

Liver
The liver is an organ that works in metabolism,
detoxification, and digestion. It processes nutrients, filters
toxins, and produces bile to digest fat. It stores vitamins
and minerals, which helps regulate wound healing.
Small Intestine
The majority of digestion and nutritional absorption takes
place in the small intestine, a lengthy tube. Which
absorbs leftover nutrients, including vitamins, minerals,
and bile salts; and the duodenum, which breaks down
food by receiving chyme and digestive juices from the
pancreas and liver. This procedure guarantees that food
provides the body with the nutrients it needs.

Large Intestine
The large intestine is in charge of producing waste and
absorbing water, electrolytes, and some vitamins from
undigested food. The colon, the rectum, the anus and the
part where the small intestine joins make up this
structure. In the large intestine, beneficial bacteria help in
the production of vitamins and the digestion of chemicals.
Solid feces are created during the procedure and
evacuated from the body.

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