Parts of the Digestive System
This muscular tube connects the pharynx to the stomach and uses peristalsis to move food.
Esophagus
The process of which one substance takes in the bulk of another substance.
Absorption
The majority of all chemical digestion and nutrient absorption occurs across the walls of these long, coiled organ.
Small Intestine
Small, finger like projections, that lines the walls of the small intestine.
Villi
The organ that absorbs the excess water and electrolytes from digested food residue.
Large intestine.
This sack like organ store and concentrates bile that is produced by the liver
Stomach
Breaks down fiber.
Large intestine.
Helps with the initial breakdown of proteins and absorption of vitamin B12.
Hydrochloric Acid
The body part where food enters in.
Mouth
Part of the mouth that chews up the food that is to be digested.
Teeth