Digestion System by Giuseppe Truiano

Mouth

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The mouth ingests food and mechanically breaks it down through chemical digestion. The mouth’s saliva turns the food into bolus, which is a ball-like mixture of food and saliva formed from the process of chewing.

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Learn more about the Digestive System

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Salivary Glands

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The salivary glands are contained in the mouth. They produce amylase, which is an enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates.

Epiglotis

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The epiglottis is located in the throat, right in front of the larynx. The epiglottis prevents foods and drinks from entering the windpipe. Choking occurs if the epiglottis doesn’t close properly.

The Appendix

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The Appendix is a Vestigial organ that stores certain healthy types of gut bacteria that otherwise could be altered or changed during an intestinal illness or with overuse of antibiotics.

Esophagus

jhussey0506_ — 2023-11-16 18:39:01 UTC

The Esophagus is an elongated organ that connects the pharynx to the stomach. It doesn’t perform mechanical or chemical digestion

Stomach

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The stomach muscles churn and mix the food with digestive juices that have acids and enzymes, breaking it into much smaller, digestible pieces.

Small Intestine

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The small intestines break down food, and absorb nutrients needed for the body.

Large Intestine

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The Large intestines absorb the water and salts from the material that has not been digested. Also it gets rid of any waste products leftover.

Liver

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The liver filters all of the blood in the body, produces bile and breaks down poisonous substances in the process of detoxification, by removing things such as alcohol and drugs.

Gallbladder

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When we eat, the gallbladder's thin, muscular lining squeezes bile into the small intestine through the main bile duct.

Pancreas

johara1014_ — 2023-11-16 18:43:57 UTC

The Pancreas is found in the small intestine. During digestion the pancreas creates enzymes like insulin and they break down sugars, fats and starches. It also makes hormones.

Voiceover

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