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digestive system Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

The digestive system is any process that breaks food into smaller pieces so that it can be absorbed by the body

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Gastro­int­estinal Tract (GI)

- Includes esphagus, stomach, small and large intestine
- These secrete digestive enzymes and absorb nutrients
- Organ are also covered by layers of muscle that enable perist­alsis
- Perist­alsis is involu­ntary muscle contra­ction that has a wave like motion
Accessory organs involve in digestion but not part of the GI tract
  

Function

- Digestion of food
- Absorption of nutrients into the bloods­tream
- Eliminate of solid food waste
- Mechanical process is the physical breakdown of chunks of food into small pieces in the mouth and stomach
- Chemical process is the breakdown of large, complex food into smaller pieces absorbed by the body
  

Process

Mouth
Esophagus
- Digestive enzymes are released by the salivary glands

Process

Mouth
Esophagus
- Digestive enzymes are released by the salivary glands