order to function have to be extracted from food and absorbed into the body. The process responsible for this is known as digestion. The human digestive system has to be able to process our omnivorous feeding habits and diet, and has adapted this to function at an optimum level and is controlled by our autonomic nervous system by the brain. The digestive system is a collective of automated processes and organs, enzymes, secretions, some accessory organs and a pipework (or tube) that starts at the mouth…

The human digestive system, like those of other vertebrates, is built around an alimentary canal - a one way tube that passes through the body. The function of the digestive system is to convert foods into simple molecules that can be absorbed and used by the cells of the body. Food enters the mouth, where the work of the digestive system begins. Chewing, which takes place in the mouth, seems simple enough - teeth tear and crush the moistened food to a fine paste until it is ready to be swallowed…

Task 4 I will be taking about the digestive system, cardiovascular system and the respiratory system. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM The digestive system is very important in digesting food and breaking it down so it can be digested easily. The digestive system turns food into energy. Throughout the process there are nutrients which are absorbed. There are many things that contributed to the digestive system such as the mouth which produces saliva which helps to break down food and nutrients such as carbohydrates…

and each system within the body follows common principles for this exchange, but adapts to suit its own requirements and function. The human body has a smaller surface area to volume ratio in comparison to smaller organisms, which are able to gain all gases that are needed though simple diffusion, and therefore is not able to complete all of the exchanges of the materials it requires in the same way. To ensure that it obtains all of the materials that are needed, specialised systems are present…

When choosing between what system to write about, I thought the digestive system would be a good topic because food is probably one of my favorite things, not only cause it tastes good but because it gives me the energy to do all the things I need to do throughout the day. We talked in class about how you should always get the nutrients from food and never from supplements, which I’ve always tried to do. So, what is the digestive system? The digestive system is an assortment of organs that performs…

human body, the human digestive system is used to process food one eats by digesting it into nutrients. The body use nutrients for energy, growth, and cell repair, which are needed for humans to survive. This digestive system encompasses a long tube that runs from the mouth to the anus. It contains structures and organs through which food and liquids pass as it is being processed into forms absorbable in the bloodstream. The digestive system also contains structures through which wastes pass in the…

most of the lost function in her left leg, ankle, and foot. However, she still has limited function in her left arm and hand. She also has difficulty organizing her thoughts and read her message from a paper. Her story is about a journey through the health care system. Since the stroke, Carole has received care from multiple healthcare providers - some were better than others and she met many great people, but her overall care experience “could have been much better in many different ways”. Carole…

is the movements of those small units from the gut into the bloodstream or lymphatic system for circulation. (1) The digestive system is what keeps you going from day to day because without the digestive system you wouldn’t be able to consume anything. You also wouldn’t be able to absorb the necessary nutrients you need for your body to keep functioning correctly. The organs that play a role in the digestive system is the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, appendix, rectum…

Action of Digestive Enzymes Jody Zimmerman Anatomy and Physiology 2, Section B1 Introduction The digestive system is a very intricate system of enzymes and other chemicals that work together to help break up our food into substances that our bodies can absorb and use. To explain it all a little better we will start from the beginning, the mouth. As we take food (Starch, protein, lipids) into our mouths we start the process with chewing which is a mechanical breakdown then salivary amylase which…

Abstract The digestive system provides for the function of the human body to take in consumptions, ingest those consumptions, break down complex molecules that make up those consumptions, absorb the necessary components our bodies need to function, and proceed to remove the waste product. This process is performed through means of complex mechanic and chemical digestion, and uses several major organs and components of the body to perform these processes. Additional functions are performed…