Digestive System
digestive system What Do You Know About the Digestive System? · 1 How does food move through your digestive tract? · 2 Where does most of the digestive process take place? · 3 As soon as food plops inside, the stomach lining releases digestive juices and acid that break down the food even more, killing harmful bacteria Muscles slosh
Signs and symptoms of the digestive system · Ascites · Constipation · Gastro-oesophageal reflux · Heartburn · Hiccup · Indigestion · Peritonitis The digestive system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus Inside this tube is a lining called the mucosa
Functions of the Digestive System · Ingestion Food must be placed into the mouth before it can be acted on; this is an active, voluntary Digestive System · Esophagus · Stomach · Liver · Pancreas · Bile ducts and gall bladder · Small intestine and appendix · Colon and rectum