Digestive Tract

Digestive Tract

1. Mouth

   • Mechanical breakdown: Mastication

2. Esophagus

   • Transports food from pharynx to stomach

3. Stomach

   • Temporary storage of food, produce gastric secretions for digestion, and gastric mixing to form chyme

4. Large Intestine

   • (re)absorption of fluids and electrolytes, microbial action, storage and elimination of solid waste

5. Small Intestine

   • Major site of enzymatic digestion and nutrient absorption

6. Liver

   • Produces bile

7. Gallbladder

   • Stores and releases bile to small intestine for lipid digestion

8. Pancreas

   • Releases juice to neutralize chyme, contains enzymes for most digestion