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General Functions
• Ingestion- The intake of food by the mouth
• Secretion- In this stage, it begins to break down the food. It uses liquids
that are: Saliva- makes dry food moist, Mucus- Serves as a lubricant in the
GI tract, Hydrochloric Acid- Helps to chemically digest food and fights off
bacteria living in the food, Enzymes- break down proteins, carbohydrates
and lipids to make them smaller, and Bile- used to disperse masses of
lipids to make digestion easier.
• Absorption- Now that the food is broken down, the body needs to absorb it. Absorption starts
in the stomach. Simple molecules get absorbed and are put in the blood stream. A lot of the
absorption happens in the small intestine. Small blood and lymphatic vessels are able to carry
molecules to the rest of the body due to the broken down food having contact with the walls of
the intestine. The large intestine absorbs things like water, vitamin B and vitamin K.
• Excretion- The excretion of waste is known as defecation. Defecation takes all the
substances that can’t be digested, and gets rid of them The brain tells you when you need to
get rid of waste.
Major Organs
• Salivary Glands
• Pharynx
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small Intestine
• Large Intestine
• Rectum
4 Major Types of Teeth
• Incisors- Found in the front of your mouth.Thin
surface for cutting food up into smaller pieces.
• Manganese- Activates enzymes required for fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis.