HUMAN DIGESTIVE

SYSTEM
 The human digestive system consists of
series of organs and structures that help
break down food and absorb nutrients for use
through out body. Food enters the digestive
system through mouth and passes through
the esophagus, stomach, small intestine,
large intestine and rectum. Other organs
such as liver, further aid in the break down of
food, absorption of nutrients, and elimination
of undigestible materials from the body
STOMACH
 Located on the left side of the body
just below the diaphragm, the
stomach is a muscular, elastic sac
that connects the esophagus with the
small intestine. Food enters the
stomach through esophagus. It have
three layers longitudinal, circular and
oblique which churn the food
thoroughly mixing with digestive
juices secreted by the stomach lining.
This process converts partially solid
food into semi liquid pulp that passes
into the duodenum, the first part of
the small intestine.
SMALL INTESTINE
 It is a coiled tube 6-m(20-ft)long that is
located in the center of abdominal cavity. It is
the site where the majority of digestion
occurs. Here secretions from the intestine
wall, bile duct and pancreatic duct further
break down food passed from the stomach so
that nutrients can be removed and passed
into the bloodstreams. Fatty nutrients pass
into the lymph vessel while sugar, amino
acids and other nutrients pass into the blood
stream and travels into the liver. Longitudinal
and circular muscles encircle the intestinal
tube and regularly contracts to move food
through the small intestine into large intestine
LARGE INTESTINE
 The large intestine
is located inside the
pelvic cavity, where
it forms a
horseshoe shape
surrounding the
coils of the small
intestine.
LIVER
 Liver is the largest internal organ in the
human body, located at the top of the
abdomen on the right side of the body.
A dark red organ with spongy texture,
the liver is divided into right and left
lobes by the falciform ligament. The
liver perform more that 500 functions,
including the production of a digestive
liquid called bile that plays a role in the
break down of fats in the food so that it
can be absorbed into the body.
Nutrients rich blood passes through the
small intestine to the live, where
nutrients are further processed and
stored.