Digestive

System
By Reegan Cannaday
The System Overall
Importance of food:
- Simple sugars, amino acids, and fatty acids
Digestive System breaks food down:
- Spans from mouth to anus

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Beginning of Digestion: The
Buccal Cavity, Pharynx, and
Epiglottis
Buccal cavity:
- Teeth break down food
- Saliva moistens food
Pharynx:
- Membrane lined cavity (throat)
Epiglottis:
- Blocks food from going in windpipe

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The Esophagus, Larynx and
Trachea
Esophagus:
- Muscular tube
- Contractions push food to stomach
Larynx
- Vocal cords
- Air passage
Trachea:
- “Windpipe”
- Carries air to lungs

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The Stomach and Diaphragm
Stomach:
- Glands make stomach acid and enzymes
- Muscles move around food
Diaphragm:
- Contracts with inhale and exhale
- Helps get rid of vomit, urine, and feces
- Prevents acid reflux

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Small Intestine and Duodenum
Small intestine:
- Creates digestive juice
- Three sections
Duodenum:
- Produces hormones
- Receives secretions

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Jejunum and Ileum
Jejunum:
- Absorbs amino acids, sugars, and fatty acids
Ileum:
- Absorbs excess nutrients

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Pancreas, Liver, and Gallbladder
Pancreas:
- Digestive juice breaks down things
- Delivers juice to small intestine
Liver:
- Bile digests fats and vitamins
- Bile goes to gallbladder or small intestine
Gallbladder:
- Stores bile between meals
- Bile squeezed through ducts to small intestine

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The Appendix
Appendix:
- Bit of a mystery
- Appendicitis
- Gut bacteria

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Cecum, Large Intestine, and
Rectum
Cecum:
- Pouch in beginning of large intestine
- Connects colon and large intestine
Large Intestine:
- Bacteria breaks down remaining nutrients
- Waste becomes stool
Rectum:
- Last part of large intestine
- Opens up to anus

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Diseases in the Digestive
System
Acute diseases:
- Stomach flu
- Strep throat
Chronic diseases:
- Celiac disease
- Ulcerative colitis

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Video
This clip will briefly
describe the beginning of
the digestive system

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Thank you!