Digestive Enzymes and pH

Digestive enzymes and pH

The organs of the digestive system work together to break down our food.

The teeth start the breakdown of food in the mouth into smaller pieces to increase the surface area of the food. The salivary glands produce amylase which breaks down starch into sugars. Muscles contract along the esophagus to move the food to the stomach The stomach is an organ that contains; muscular tissue, to churn the contents glandular tissue, to produce digestive juices

epithelial tissue, to…