DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Breaks down food so it can

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Breaks down food so it can diffuse into the cells.

Organs of the digestive system

Salivary glands Pharyn x. Tongue Esophagu s Mouth and Throat

Pancreas Liver Stomach Gall bladder Large intestine/ Colon Small intestine Rectum Anus The stomach down…. .

Mouth Esophagu s Stomac h Small Intestine Large Intestine The organs food passes through.

Mouth Mechanical digestion – teeth - chewing Chemical digestion – saliva breaks the proteins apart. Mouth

Esophagus – carries food to stomach. Peristalsis occurs. Esophagus

Stomach – • mixes food by peristalsis. • proteins continue to digest. • absorbs water, sugar, and medicine. Stomach

Small Intestines: • Most digestion occurs here. • Digestive enzymes come from the pancreas. • Bile comes from the liver and gall bladder. Small Intestines

Large Intestine/Colon • Absorbs excess water. • Absorbs vitamin K made by the bacteria in your intestines! (This is a helpful relationship between you an the bacteria. Bacteria gets food and a home; you get vitamin K) Large Intestine

The Whole Process

Where does the digested food go? • Its is off to our cells and Foo d the mitochondria. Foo d Digested food Foo d d Large Intestine

Food O 2 Food From the blood to the mitochondria

Energy is Food/Glucose C 6 H 12 O 6 Oxygen O 2 released!!!! H 2 O Water Carbon dioxide CO 2 Cellular Respiration Happens!