Digestive System Flashcards
process of breaking food into small molecules so that they can be absorbed and used. by the body
digestive system
substances in the food that provide ENERGY and material for cell developmet GROWTH and REPAIR
nutrients
to changed food into simpler molecules that can be absorbed into bloodstream and used by body
digestive system
major/ main organs: organs that food will pass through
- mouth
- esophagus
- stomach
- small intestine
- large intestine
helper organs
- liver
- gall bladder
- pancreas
MASCULAR TUBES that connects throat to stomach
esophagus
mascular bag where chemical and mechanical digestion continue: food stays here 4 hours changes into chyme
stomach
- tube nearly 7 METER
- villi absorb small nutrients molecules
- all chemical and physical digestion END
small intestine
absorbed water from undigested food, where unabsorbed materials become more solid
large intestine
where solid wastes (feces) are stored
rectum
muscles CONTROL the RELEASE OF SOLID WASTE from the body
anus