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answered 25 May 2026

What 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 body

Accessory organs (not part of the tube but essential):

  • Liver produces bile, detoxifies blood
  • Gallbladder stores and concentrates bile
  • Pancreas produces digestive enzymes and insulin

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