GENERAL ANATOMY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Food on your plate must be converted into a mashed-up, gooey liquid for your digestive system to split it up into parts that your body can use:proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals.
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These nutrients are taken into the bloodstream via millions of tiny fingerlike projections, called villi, and transported to the liver.
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It processes nutrients absorbed into the blood by the small intestine, creating energy-giving glycogen from carbohydrates.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The stomach and small intestines absorb the glucose and then release it into the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream, glucose can be used immediately for energy or stored in our bodies, to be used later.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stomach: An organ with strong muscular walls, the stomach holds the food and mixes it with acid and enzymes that continue to break the food down into a liquid or paste. Small Intestine (Small Bowel): Almost 20 feet long, the small intestine is the workhorse of the digestive system.
Detailed explanation-3: -The digestive system is made up of organs that are important for digesting food and liquids. These include the mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.