Title: Know your digestive system, organs, & function - MedClique
Headings: Know your digestive system, organs, & function
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Human Physiology
Know your digestive system, organs, & function
Contents
The Mouth
Teeth
Tounge
Palate
Saliva
The Pharynx
The Esophagus
The Stomach
The Small Intestine
Large Intestine
The Pancreas
The Liver
The Gallbladder
Swallowing Process
Digestive Tract Wall
The Digestive enzymes
Benefits of the healthy digestive system

Content: Movement of chyme into the small intestine is regulated by a sphincter at the end of the stomach, the pyloric sphincter. The Small Intestine
The small intestine (small in diameter compared to the large intestine) is divided into three sections
The duodenum, about 25 cm (10 inches) long, receives chyme from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter. Ducts that empty into the duodenum deliver pancreatic juice and bile from the pancreas and liver, respectively. The jejunum, about 2.5 m (8 feet) long, in the middle section of the small intestine. The ileum, about 3.6 m (12 feet) long, is the last section of the small intestine. It ends with the ileocecal valve (sphincter), which regulates the movement of chyme into the large intestine and prevents backward movement of material from the large intestine. The functions of the small intestine include the following: Mechanical digestion . Segmentation mixes the chyme with enzymes from the small intestine and pancreas. Bile from the liver separates fat into smaller fat globules.