DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

FUNCTIONS

ESOPHAGUS

• Is the tube that moves the food from your mouth to your stomach

STOMACH

• The smooth layers of muscle in the walls of the stomach contract making a churning motion.
• It also mixes the food with the digestive juices

SMALL INTESTINE

• Breaks down fats, starches,and proteins
• Contains villi that are finger like structure that absorb the nutrients and pass it to the blood cells

LARGE INTESTINE

• Absorbs water into the blood stream and readies excess water to exit the body

The digestive system works with the muscle system by using muscles to break down foods. It also works with the excretory system helping preparing waste to exit.

HEARTBURN

• It effects anyone
• Caffeine,aspirin,acidic foods or juices
• Eat smaller meals , avoid eating before bed, and stop smoking

CIRRHOSIS

• It occurs in adults
• Loss of appetite, fatigue, bruises
• Don't abuse alcohol, synthetic chemicals, and eat a well balanced diet
• Stop drinking medications reduce salt in diet

FUN FACTS

• It takes approximately 7 seconds for food to travel through the esophagus and reach the stomach
• An adult female's small intestine is longer than the average adult male
• The stomach of an adult holds 1.5 liters of food and food stays here for 2-3 hours

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