THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

Detailed explanation-1: -Pancreas: Your pancreas is located behind your stomach and is attached to both your gall bladder and your small intestines. Among other functions, the pancreas aids in digestion by producing digestive enzymes and secreting them into the duodenum (the first segment of the small intestine).

Detailed explanation-2: -The accessory organs of digestion are those that never contact the food directly, but assist the functions of the organs along the digestive tract. Examples of accessory organs of the digestive system are the salivary glands, the pancreas, the liver, and the gallbladder.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pancreas contains exocrine glands that produce enzymes important to digestion. These enzymes include trypsin and chymotrypsin to digest proteins; amylase for the digestion of carbohydrates; and lipase to break down fats.

Detailed explanation-4: -Small intestine It is called small because it is about 3.5cm in diameter, but it is about 5m long to provide lots of area for absorption. Most of the chemical digestion of proteins, fats and carbohydrates is completed in the small intestine.