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   How does the digestive system work?

   • Each part of your digestive system helps to move food and liquid through your GI tract, break food and liquid into smaller parts, or both. Once foods are broken into small enough parts, your body can absorb and move the nutrients to where they are needed. Your large intestine absorbs water, and the waste products of digestion become stool.

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   What is the digestive system?

   • Your digestive system is a network of organs that help you digest and absorb nutrition from your food. It includes your gastrointestinal (GI) tract and your biliary system. Your GI tract is a series of hollow organs that are all connected to each other, leading from your mouth to your anus.

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   What parts of the digestive system help digestion?

   • Parts of your nervous and circulatory systems also help. Working together, nerves, hormones, bacteria, blood, and the organs of your digestive system digest the foods and liquids you eat or drink each day. Why is digestion important? Digestion is important because your body needs nutrients from food and drink to work properly and stay healthy.

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2. my.clevelandclinic.org · health · bodyDigestive System: Function, Organs & Anatomy - Cleveland Clinic

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   Aug 9, 2021 · Learn how your digestive system breaks down and absorbs food and nutrients, and how it processes waste and toxins. Find out the main organs and conditions of the digestive system, and how to keep it healthy.

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   Learn about the organs, functions, and processes of the digestive system. Find out how your body breaks down and absorbs nutrients from food and drink, and what happens to the waste products.

4. www.britannica.com · science · human-digestive-systemHuman digestive system | Description, Parts, & Functions

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   Sep 14, 2024 · The human digestive system is the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass during their processing into forms that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.

5. www.verywellhealth.com · tour-the-digestive-systemOrgans and Function of the Digestive System - Verywell Health

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   • The Mouth. Digestion begins in your mouth. Your teeth grind the food you eat and mix it with saliva to form a kind of ball, known as a bolus. During the mixing, an enzyme called salivary amylase starts breaking down carbohydrates.
   • The Esophagus. Your esophagus is a flattened muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. As food is swallowed, your esophagus expands. It takes food about three seconds to pass through your esophagus, depending on the texture and consistency.
   • The Stomach. Your stomach is a J-shaped muscular pouch, which receives food from your esophagus and sends it to your small intestine. Inside your stomach, food is mixed with enzymes and acid until it becomes a liquid, called chyme.
   • The Small Intestine. The small intestine is an approximately 20-foot-long muscular tube, which is divided into three distinct parts: the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum.

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   Dec 5, 2023 · Your digestive system is a group of connected organs that work together to turn the food you eat into nutrients your body needs to function. It includes your biliary...

7. biologydictionary.net · digestive-systemDigestive System - Function and Organs - Biology Dictionary

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   Feb 12, 2017 · A digestive system is a group of organs consisting of the central gastrointestinal (GI) tract and its associated accessory organs that break down food into smaller components so that nutrients can be absorbed and assimilated. This provides the necessary energy to sustain the body.

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   Digestion involves the breakdown of food into smaller and smaller components, until they can be absorbed and assimilated into the body. The process of digestion has three stages: the cephalic phase, the gastric phase, and the intestinal phase.