LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26, Problem 1WYL

What structures compose the GI tract?

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To determine:

The structures that form the GI tract.

Introduction:

The digestive system includes the organs that are responsible for ingestion of food, mixing, and absorption of the nutrients from the ingested food material. It absorbs the necessary digested nutrients into the blood.

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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is also known as the digestive tract and or alimentary canal. The organs present in the GI tract form a continuous tube. These structures include the oral cavity (mouth), pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anal canal, and ends at the anus.

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