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“The process in which complex food molecule is converTed inTo simple

molecule by the action of various enzyme is called digestion

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The digestive system or alimentary canal consist of long
coiled tube which extend from mouth into anus.

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 ingest the food
 Digest the food
 Absorb the digested food
 Excrete the un-digested food

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 Oral cavity /mouth
 pharynx
 esophagus
 stomach
 small intestine
 large intestine
 digestive gland

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GISTRO INTESTIONAL TRACK (GIT)

◦ Structures
 Mouth
 Pharynx
 Esophagus
 Stomach
 Small intestine
 Large Intestine
 Rectum

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 Mouth
 Tongue
 Teeth
 slavery gland

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 Teeth mechanically  Epiglottis is a flap-
break down food like structure at the
into small pieces. back of the throat
Tongue mixes food that closes over the
with saliva trachea preventing
(contains amylase, food from entering
which helps break it. It is located in
down starch). the Pharynx.
Pharynx, or throat, is the passageway leading from the mouthand nose to
the esophagus and larynx.
The pharynx permits the passage of swallowed solids and liquids into the
esophagus, or gullet, and conducts air to and from the trachea, or windpipe,
during respiration.

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 Approximately 20 cm long.
 Functions include:
1. Secrete mucus
2. Moves food from the throat
to the stomach using
muscle movement called
peristalsis
 If acid from the stomach
gets in here that’s
heartburn.
• J-shaped muscular bag that stores the food you
eat, breaks it down into tiny pieces.
• Mixes food with Digestive Juices that contain
enzymes to break down Proteins and Lipids.
• Acid (HCl) in the stomach Kills Bacteria.
• Food found in the stomach is called Chyme.

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 Small intestines are roughly 7
meters long
 Lining of intestine walls has finger-
like projections called villi, to
increase surface area.
 The villi are covered in microvilli
which further increases surface
area for absorption.

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 Nutrients from the food pass
into the bloodstream through
the small intestine walls.

 Absorbs:
◦ 80% ingested water
◦ Vitamins
◦ Minerals
◦ Carbohydrates
◦ Proteins
◦ Lipids

• Secretes digestive enzymes

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 About 1.5 meters long
 Accepts what small intestines
don’t absorb
 Rectum (short term storage
which holds feces before it is
expelled).
 Functions
◦ Bacterial digestion
 Ferment carbohydrates

– Absorbs more water

– Concentrate wastes
 Not part of the path
of food, but play a
critical role.

 Include: Liver, gall

bladder, and
pancreas
 Directly affects digestion by
producing bile
◦ Bile helps digest fat
• filters out toxins and waste including
drugs and alcohol and poisons.

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 Stores bile from the
liver, releases it
into the small
intestine.
 Fatty diets can
cause gallstones
 Produces digestive
enzymes to digest
fats, carbohydrates
and proteins
 Regulates blood
sugar by producing
insulin