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Elderly male- Stomach cancer, feeding tube, and gallbladder removed…

- - - - Esophagus-receives food from your mouth when you swallow by muscle contractions called peristalsis and delivers food to stomach
        
        Stomach- Cells in the lining of the stomach secrete a acid such as, gastric acid and enzymes such as, pepsin, that are responsible for the breakdown process. Thus allowing the contents to be processed and released to the small intestine.
        
        Small Intestine- breaks down food using enzymes, such as, maltase, peptidases, pancreatic amylase, trypsin, nuclease, nucleosidases, and lipase that are released by the pancreas and bile from the liver. Made up of three segments - the duodenum-responsible for the continuous breaking-down process, jejunum, and ileum -both mainly responsible for absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream
        
        Pancreas-as mentioned in the small intestine, the pancreas secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum, which break down protein, fats, and carbohydrates. The pancreas also secretes makes insulin, which metabolizes sugar and sends it directly into the bloodstream.
        
        Liver-processes the nutrients absorbed from the small intestine.Bile aids in digesting fat. Alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) makes all the various chemicals the body needs to function. As well as detoxifying potentially harmful chemicals and breaking down and secreting many drugs.
        
        Gallbladder- stores and concentrates bile, which aids in digestion, then releases it into the duodenum to help absorb and digest fats
        
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  - - - Esophagus- Located in your throat near your trachea (windpipe)
        
        Stomach- a hollow organ, or "container," that holds food while it is being mixed with enzymes that continue the process of breaking down food into a usable form
        
        Small Intestine- a 22-foot long muscular tube made up of three segments known as the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
        
        Liver- located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm, and on top of the stomach, right kidney, and intestines.
        
        Gallbladder- pear-shaped, hollow structure located under the liver and on the right side of the abdomen
        
        Large Intestine (Colon)- a 6-foot long muscular tube that connects the small intestine to the rectum. The large intestine is made up of the cecum, the ascending (right) colon, the transverse (across) colon, the descending (left) colon, and the sigmoid colon, which connects to the rectum. The appendix is a small tube attached to the cecum.
        
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  - - - Pepsin- produced in the stomach
        
        Trypsin-produced in the pancreas
        
        Pancreatic lipase-produced in the pancreas
        
        Deoxyribonuclease and ribonuclease- both produced in the pancreas