Digestive System Concepts

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• The digestive system performs four major tasks: ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.
• Ingestion is the taking in of food or eating.
• Digestion is the breakdown of food polymers into simpler building blocks, occurring via mechanical or chemical processes.
• Absorption is the passage of nutrients and water through the walls of the small and large intestines into the blood.
• Elimination is the removal of indigestible waste and other materials from the body as feces.
• It takes approximately 24 hours for food to travel through the entire nine-meter-long digestive tract.
• The mouth is where digestion begins, with teeth mechanically breaking down food and mixing it with saliva.
• The esophagus is a thin muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
• The stomach is a muscular bag that mixes food and drink with acid.
• The liver is the largest internal organ, producing bile which helps break down fats in the intestines.
• The pancreas releases enzymes into the intestines to break down carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids.
• The small intestine is where most nutrients are absorbed into the blood after digestion.