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BiologyCLASS 10CBSE
answered 1 Jun 2026

Explain the human digestive system shown in the image in simple short points.

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The human digestive system includes the mouth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

Human Digestive System

  • Parotid gland and duct – produces saliva
  • Sublingual and submandibular glands and ducts – produce saliva
  • Pharynx – passage for swallowed food
  • Esophagus – carries food to the stomach
  • Stomach – stores and digests food
  • Liver – produces bile
  • Gallbladder – stores bile
  • Hepatic duct – carries bile from the liver
  • Common bile duct – carries bile to the duodenum
  • Pancreas – produces digestive enzymes
  • Duodenum – first part of small intestine
  • Jejunum – middle part of small intestine
  • Ileum – last part of small intestine
  • Ileocecal junction – connection between ileum and cecum
  • Cecum – first part of large intestine
  • Appendix – small tube attached to cecum
  • Ascending colon – moves waste upward
  • Hepatic flexure of colon – bend near the liver
  • Transverse colon – crosses the abdomen
  • Splenic flexure of colon – bend near the spleen
  • Descending colon – moves waste downward
  • Sigmoid colon – S-shaped part before rectum
  • Rectum – stores feces
  • Anus – opening for removal of feces

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