2. What is Digestive System? Order of organs that use mechanical and chemical means Swallow in food Digest Obtain nutrients and energy Get rid of waste
3. What is Digestive System? (Part 2) Long tube (the alimentary canal or digestive tract) Begins at the mouth and finishes at the anus. Processes food into beneficial nutrients Deliver to the blood stream to our body
4. Liver Helps to filter toxins out of the body Largest internal organ Stores energy
5. Gallbladder Small bag that collects bile Releases bile into duodenum Connected to liver and duodenum through small tubes
6. Stomach Holds up highly acidic place needed to break down food Glands in the lining of the stomach produces stomach acid
7. Small Intestine Called small intestine because of its wideness, not it’s length More than 6 meters long Has three sections, the duodenum, jejunum and ileum
8. Large Intestine Consists of 3 parts : the cecum, colon, and rectum About 1.5 m long Reabsorbs water and maintains the fluid balance of the body
9. Appendix When it gets inflamed, it’s called appendicitis Attached to the cecum
10. Anus The exit point of the digestive tract Where feces leaves the body Surrounded by very strong sphincter muscles
