The internal organs and parts of the digestive system ?
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Answer: The main organs that make up the digestive system (in order of their function) are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. Helping them along the way are the pancreas, gall bladder and liver. Here's how these organs work together in your digestive system.
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The major parts of the digestive system of humans are the mouth(Salivary glands, tongue, teeth), pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine. The accessory organs that aids in digestion are the liver, gallbladder, pancreas
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- Mouth - Tongue helps for mastication, taste response, and swallowing. Salivary glands help in lubricating the food and digesting the food by producing mucous and salivary amylase respectively. Teeth help in chewing
- Pharynx - It receives food from the mouth and passes onto the oesophagus.
- Oesophagus - It helps in swallowing through peristalsis. Reduces gastric reflux with the help of sphincters.
- Stomach - Food is churned here. Food is digested with the help of proteases, HCl, etc. Has 4 major parts- Cardiac, fundic, body, and pyloric.
- Small intestine - Principle organ for absorption of nutrients. Has 3 parts -Duodenum, jejunum and ileum
- Large intestine - Absorption of water and minerals. Has 3 parts- Caecum, colon and rectum
- Liver -Filter's toxic substances in food.
- Gall bladder - Stores bile salts which helps in digesting lipids
- Pancreas - Release pancreatic amylase and nuclease
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