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LESSON_6_-_Digestive_System

The document outlines the human digestive system, also known as the gastrointestinal tract, detailing its major components including the mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, and large intestine. It explains the functions of these parts and the role of accessory organs in digestion, emphasizing the importance of enzymes like amylase, proteases, and lipases. Additionally, it includes a table summarizing the structures of the alimentary canal and their respective functions.

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LESSON_6_-_Digestive_System

The document outlines the human digestive system, also known as the gastrointestinal tract, detailing its major components including the mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, and large intestine. It explains the functions of these parts and the role of accessory organs in digestion, emphasizing the importance of enzymes like amylase, proteases, and lipases. Additionally, it includes a table summarizing the structures of the alimentary canal and their respective functions.

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The Path of

Food
Subtitle: Digestive System
Objectives
● Define digestive system.
● Identify and draw the major
parts of the digestive system
including the mouth,
esophagus, stomach, liver,
pancreas, small intestine and
large intestine.
● Explain the functions of the
parts of digestive system
Digestive system
Note: Our digestive system is
sometimes also referred to as
the gastrointestinal tract, the
digestive tract or alimentary Digestion is the breakdown of
canal carbohydrates, proteins and fats into
small soluble substances to be
absorbed into the blood.
❖ Amylase, proteases and lipases are
enzymes that are important in
digestion.
The digestive system of Accessory organs are organs which
the human body comprises a participate in the digestion process but are
group of organs working
together to convert food into not actually a part of GIT. They stimulate the
energy for the body. digestion by releasing certain enzymes that
Anatomically, the digestive
system is made up of the
help in breaking down the food.
gastrointestinal tract, along Let us have a detailed look at the digestive
with accessory organs such as system of the human body, along with its
the liver, pancreas and
gallbladder. The hollow organs parts and functions:
that make up the
gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)
include the mouth, stomach,
oesophagus, small intestine and
large intestine that contains the
rectum and anus.
Digestive system
The table shows the main structures and
associated organs of the human alimentary
canal (or gut), and their functions.
Structure Function
Where food enters the
Mouth alimentary canal and
digestion begins
Produce saliva containing
Salivary glands
amylase
Muscular tube which moves
Oesophagus ingested food to the
stomach
Muscular organ where
Stomach
digestion continues
Pancreas Produces digestive enzymes
Liver Produces bile
Structure Function

Where food is mixed


Small intestine -
with digestive enzymes
duodenum
and bile

Where digested food is


Small intestine - ileum absorbed into the blood
and lymph

Where water is
Large intestine - colon
reabsorbed
Large intestine - rectum Where faeces are stored

Where faeces leave the


Large intestine - anus
alimentary canal
Reference

https://byjus.com/biology/human-digestive-
system/#:~:text=It%20begins%20at%20the%20mouth,compartments%20of%20the
%20alimentary%20canal.

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