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: 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: the cecum, colon (ascending, transverse, and descending), rectum, and anal canal. The large intestine absorbs water and electrolytes from the chyme and passes waste products out of the body through the anal canal. Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas
These three accessory digestive organs aid in the chemical breakdown of carbohydrate, protein, and fat. The liver produces and secretes bile into the gallbladder and small intestine. The pancreas (as an exocrine gland) secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum.