The digestive system is in charge of food digesting, nutritional absorption, and waste removal. The digestive system includes the following organs:
– The small intestine breaks down food, absorbs nutrients the body needs, and eliminates waste.
– The appendix produces and stores beneficial microbes for the human gastrointestinal tract.
– The stomach stores food and releases it at a rate that allows the intestines to handle it properly. It mixes and grounds the foods into chyme, which increases the food’s area in preparing for digestion.
Collins JT, Nguyen A, Badireddy M. Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis, Small Intestine. [Updated 2021 Aug 11]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459366/
The digestive system is in charge of food digesting, nutritional absorption, and waste removal. The digestive system includes the following organs:
– The small intestine breaks down food, absorbs nutrients the body needs, and eliminates waste.
– The appendix produces and stores beneficial microbes for the human gastrointestinal tract.
– The stomach stores food and releases it at a rate that allows the intestines to handle it properly. It mixes and grounds the foods into chyme, which increases the food’s area in preparing for digestion.
References:
Cheriyedath, S. M. (2019, February 26). Why do humans have an Appendix? News-Medical.Net. https://www.news-medical.net/health/Why-do-Humans-have-an-Appendix.aspx
Collins JT, Nguyen A, Badireddy M. Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis, Small Intestine. [Updated 2021 Aug 11]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459366/
Feher, J. (2012). The Stomach. Quantitative Human Physiology, 701–710. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-382163-8.00078-5