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answered 25 May 2026What is a good example of a flowchart of the human digestive system?
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FOOD INTAKE
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[MOUTH]
- Teeth chew (mechanical digestion)
- Saliva adds amylase (begins breaking down starch)
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[PHARYNX / THROAT]
- Food swallowed; epiglottis closes the airway
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[ESOPHAGUS]
- Muscular tube carries food via peristalsis (wave-like contractions)
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[STOMACH]
- Gastric acid (HCl) + pepsin break down proteins
- Churning turns food into semi-liquid chyme (2-4 hours)
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[SMALL INTESTINE] <---- [PANCREAS releases digestive enzymes]
- Duodenum: bile + pancreatic enzymes digest fats, proteins, carbs
- Jejunum: most nutrient absorption here <---- [LIVER produces bile → stored in GALLBLADDER]
- Ileum: absorbs vitamin B12 and bile salts
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[LARGE INTESTINE (COLON)]
- Absorbs water and electrolytes from remaining matter
- Gut bacteria ferment remaining material
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[RECTUM]
- Stores solid waste (feces) until elimination
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[ANUS]
- Feces expelled from the bodyAccessory organs (not part of the tube but essential):
- Liver produces bile, detoxifies blood
- Gallbladder stores and concentrates bile
- Pancreas produces digestive enzymes and insulin