Title: Functions & Anatomy of the Digestive System - Bright Hub
Headings: Functions & Anatomy of the Digestive System
Functions & Anatomy of the Digestive System
Functions of the Digestive System
Anatomy of the Digestive System
Oral Cavity
Salivary Glands
Pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
Sources Used
The Digestive System: https://www.acm.uiuc.edu/sigbio/project/digestive/index.html
Your Digestive System and How It Works: https://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/
Photo Credit
Article authored by Diana Cooper

Content: A pyloric sphincter prohibits backflow from the small intestine into the stomach. The functions of the stomach are to store food as it is mechanically churned with gastric secretions, initiate digestion of proteins, carry on limited absorption, and move food (a pasty material called chyme) into the small intestine. Small Intestine
The small intestine is about 1 inch wide and about 12 feet long (in a cadaver, it will measure about twice this length because the muscle wall is relaxed). It is divided into three regions: the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Contents pass from the ileum into the large intestine through the ileocecal valve. The small intestine serves as the major site of digestion and absorption in the digestive tract. Most chemical digestion takes place in the duodenum. Large Intestine
The large intestine is about 2.5 inches wide (thus giving it the name “large”) and about 5 feet long. It is divided into four regions: