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    The digestive system is a group of organs that perform the process by which food‚ containing nutrients‚ is eaten and broken down into different components. This breakdown makes it possible for the digested material to pass through the intestinal wall into the blood stream. The digestive process contains many different steps that take place in many different organs.<br><br>The first step of digestion begins at the mouth‚ where the food enters the mouth. Saliva is secreted from the salivary glands

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    The Digestive System Why is it that 1 in 3 people perhaps even more regularly battles some kind of digestion problems? Understanding how the digestive system works will help to understand why digestive problems are so common. The digestive system is more than stomach and intestines. It is a system of organs that turns food into energy and is one of the most important functions the body performs. There are many reasons that cause so many people to suffer with digestive problems. Three of

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    The Digestive System Structure and Functions Jermaine Kendrick Vista College The digestive system is a group of organs working together to convert food into energy and basic nutrients to feed the entire body. Food passes through a long tube inside the body known as the alimentary canal or the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). The alimentary canal is made up of the oral cavity‚ pharynx‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small intestines‚ and large intestines. In addition to the alimentary canal‚ there are

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    Digestive System   Digestive system includes the stomach‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ duodenum‚ ileum and colon.   What is a Digestive system?   Digestion is a breakdown and transportation of the solid and liquid food into microscopic substances therefore theses substances are then transported into different areas of the body   The digestive system is a set of organs which transforms whatever we eat into substances that can be used in the body for energy‚ growth and repair.   Once the food has been

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    THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Functions of the Digestive System • Ingestion- where in food from outside of the body enters the alimentary tract through the mouth • Digestion- which could be mechanical (physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces or chemical (enzymatic action) • Absorption of digested materials into venous circulation as well as lymphatic capillaries • Provision of nutrients to the cells of the body • Elimination of undigested materials ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY OF THE DIGESTIVE

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    The principal structure of the digestive system is an irregular tube‚ open at both ends‚ called the alimentary (al-i-MEN-tar-ee) canal or the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. In the adult‚ this hollow tube is about 9 meters (29 feet) long Think of the tube as a passageway that extends through the body like a hallway through a building. Food must be broken down or digested and then absorbed through the walls of the digestive tube before it can actually enter the body and be used by cells The teeth

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    The primary function of the digestive system is to break down food and help your body absorb the nutrients from this food. The digestive system is made up of the digestive tract‚ which includes the esophagus‚ stomach and intestines and other organs that aid in digestion such as the liver‚ pancreas and gall bladder. The breaking down of food for digestion begins in your mouth. As you eat something‚ your teeth break down the food‚ and your saliva helps to breakdown and it moistens the food so

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    as they travel through the organs throughout the digestive system. • Carbohydrates are the body’s preferred energy source‚ and are found in the forms of starch‚ sugar and fibre. Additionally‚ carbohydrates move into the small intestine‚ where enzymes released by the pancreas break those carbohydrates into simple forms‚ so they can be absorbed into the bloodstream. • Lipids that are consumed‚ are mainly fats.

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    Nika Braiman 03/11/13 Digestive System Disorders

Go to the following website:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/digestivesystem.html 

Review the structures of the digestive system using the interactive diagram. When you click on each digestive organ‚ a list of disorders related to that structure will be displayed. Complete the chart by matching the disorder with the structure involved with the disorder. Click on the disorder to get the description. Many disorders affect more than one structure

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    DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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    DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Digestion is a process of breaking down complex food molecules into simple ones‚ suitable for absorption and their subsequent utilization in our body PURPOSE to convert complex food molecules into simpler ones‚ suitable for absorption and utilization production of energy‚ necessary for survival & vital chemical activity growth & development of the body repairing function reproductive function lactation FUNCTION to keep the

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