The Alimentary Canal

Your Alimentary Canal Runs Through Your Body

The alimentary canal is just another name for the gut. You need to know the names and functions of its main parts, plus a few of the organs associated with it

Mouth:

• Salivary glands in the mouth produce amylase enzyme in the saliva
• Teeth break down food mechanically

Stomach;

• It pummels the food with its muscular walls
• It produces the protease enzyme, pepsin
• It produces hydrochloric acid for two reasons: to kill bacteria and to give the right pH for the protease enzyme to…