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Monday, September 23, 2019

Science : Human Digestion

Digestive System
The digestive system is a set of organs, that work together to process complex food like starch into simple molecules your body needs.

Summary
First the glands in the mouth anticipate make saliva before even eating. the system is done in three primary processes: mixing food, moving food and using chemicals to break down the food. by using
specific parts for some cases whilst the others do theirs.
Functions of each parts
Salivary Glands
 Produce saliva to lubricate the food to the oeseopahgus.
Oesepahgus
 is a passage way for  foods and liquids that have been swallowed into pharynx to reach the stomach.
Liver
 is to filter the blood coming from the digestive tract.
Gall bladder 
 is to store and concentrate bile.
Stomach
secretes acid and enzymes that digest food.
Bile Duct
 is to carry bile from the gall bladder and empty it into the upper part of the duodenum.
Large Intestine 
 is to absorb water from the remnants of indigestible food matter.
Small Intestine
 is where 90% of the digestion and absorption food occurs.
Duodenum
it receives partially digested food known as 'chymes' from the stomach.
Pancreas
 converts food into fuel for the body's cell.
Appendix
acts as a store house for good bacteria.
Rectum
acts as a storage site for poop or feces.
Anus
It where the contents are liquid, gas or solid.
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