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    The human digestive system breaks down food through a multi-step process. Food is broken down mechanically in the mouth by teeth and chemically by saliva. It then passes into the esophagus and stomach, where acids and enzymes further break it down. In the small intestine, the pancreas and liver secrete digestive juices to break food into absorbable molecules that pass into the bloodstream. Remaining waste travels to the large intestine, where water is absorbed before elimination of solid waste.

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    The human digestive system breaks down food through a multi-step process. Food is broken down mechanically in the mouth by teeth and chemically by saliva. It then passes into the esophagus and stomach, where acids and enzymes further break it down. In the small intestine, the pancreas and liver secrete digestive juices to break food into absorbable molecules that pass into the bloodstream. Remaining waste travels to the large intestine, where water is absorbed before elimination of solid waste.

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    The Human Digestive System: The Journey of Food

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    THE HUMAN

    DIGESTIVE
    SYSTEM
    The journey of food

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    OB6
     identify and locate the major parts of the
    digestive system including the mouth,
    oesophagus, stomach,liver, pancreas,
    small intestine and large intestine, and
    know their functions

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    The Mouth.
     Teeth break down food
    into small pieces.
     Salivary glands make
    saliva.
     Chewed food gets mixed
    with saliva.
     Saliva contains enzymes,
    which start to digest
    starch to sugar.

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    The Oesophagus.
     Passes food down to
    your stomach.
     The oesophagus has
    circular muscles in its
    wall.
     These muscles
    contract and squeeze
    in behind the food to
    push it along.

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    The Stomach
     Muscular bag that holds
    2 litres of food.
     Secretes hydrochloric
    acid.
     Makes digestive juices.
     Muscular walls churn the
    food making sure it’s all
    mixed.
     After 2-3 hours churning
    it’s a runny liquid.

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    The Small Intestine
     Actually 6 m long!
     Plays important roles in
    digestion and absorption
     Two important liquids
    are added here:
    Pancreatic juices
    Bile

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    Absorption

     Digested food has to pass into the blood


    through the gut wall.
     Well designed – thin lining, good blood supply
    and a VERY LARGE surface area.
     It has a folded inner lining, millions of tiny
    villi

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    Pancreas
     Produces digestive
    enzymes
     E.g. amylase

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    Liver
     After food has been
    absorbed into the blood,
    the food is taken to the
    liver.
     The liver processes
    some of it, before it
    goes any further.
     The food dissolved in
    plasma is the taken to
    other parts of the body.

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    The Large Intestine.
     Mainly fibre, dead cell,
    bacteria and water reach
    here!
     As it moves along here
    most of the water is
    absorbed into the blood.
     Faeces are stored in the
    rectum.
     Eventually egested out
    of the anus, roughly 24 –
    48 hours after eating.

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