ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The digestive system helps the body digest food. Bacteria in the GI tract, also called gut ffora or microbiome, help with digestion. Parts of the nervous and circulatory systems also play roles in the digestive process.

Detailed explanation-2: -The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract-also called the GI tract or digestive tract-and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The organs that take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair. Waste products the body cannot use leave the body through bowel movements.

Detailed explanation-4: -The digestive system consists of the alimentary canal and the accessory organs. Their main function is to break down the ingested food into its components and produce vital nutrients and energy required to sustain life.

Detailed explanation-5: -Figure 2: The digestive processes are ingestion, propulsion, mechanical digestion, chemical digestion, absorption, and defecation.