Science
Digestive system part
functions:
Salivary glands - The salivary glands produce saliva, which keeps the mouth and other parts of the digestive system moist.
oesophagus - The oesophagus is a long, thin, and muscular tube that connects the pharynx (throat) to the stomach. as the conduit for food and liquids that have been swallowed into the pharynx to reach the stomach.
liver - The liver's main job is to filter the blood coming from the digestive tract, before passing it to the rest of the body.
stomach - The stomach secretes acid and enzymes that digest food.
Pancreas - The pancreas also produces the hormone insulin and secretes it into the bloodstream, where it regulates the body's glucose or sugar level .
Small intestine - is absorption of nutrients and minerals from food.
anus- he anus is surrounded by sphincter muscles that are important in allowing control of stool.
rectum-The rectum acts as a temporary storage site for feces.
appendix-appendix is unknown.
large intestine- is to absorb water from the remnants of indigestible food matter.
Duodenum- it receives partially digested food known as 'chymes' from the stomach.
Bile Duct- is to carry bile from the gall bladder and empty it into the upper part of the duodenum.
Gall bladder - is to store and concentrate bile.
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