Digestive system 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? BiologyOtherNone Created by: Katie WedgeCreated on: 13-05-13 13:00 Oesophagus Squeezes food to stomach through peristalsis 1 of 11 Mouth Food is chewed into small pieces (mechanical) and enzymes in saliva digest it (chemical) 2 of 11 Stomach Stores food, churns it up and mixes it with digestive juices 3 of 11 Gall Bladder Bile is stored here. Food doesn't pass through here. 4 of 11 Liver Produces bile to help digest fats. Food doesn't pass through here. 5 of 11 Pancreas Produces enzymes to help digest food. Food doesn't pass through here. 6 of 11 Large Intestine Concentrates undigested material by absorbing salt and water into the bloodstream. 7 of 11 Small Intestine Most food is digested here. Digested food is absorbed into the bloodstream. 8 of 11 Anus A ring of muscle that opens to let faeces out. 9 of 11 Rectum Any food that can't be digested is stored here, ending up as faeces/ 10 of 11 Villi Finger-like protrusions on the surface of the small intestine that let digested food pass into the bloodstream when it is small enough. 11 of 11
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