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Elderly man with feeding tube (Digestive Tract (Physiology (Ingestion…

- - - - oral cavity, (mechanical digestion)
    - - the whole GI tract (chemical digestion)
    - - salivary glands, liver, pancreas, wall of GI tract, stomach (chemical digestion)
    - - stomach, large intestine (mechanical & chemical digestion)
    - - epithelial lining of the GI tract, Small intestine (chemical digestion)
    - - anal canal (mechanical digestion)
  - - - mouth
        
        break down large molecules into smaller sugar molecules
    - - stomach
        
        break down proteins into amino acids
    - - pancreas
        
        break down proteins
    - - pancreas
        
        break apart fats
    - - pancreas
        
        break bonds in nucleic acids (DNA & RNA)
    - - small intestine
        
        breaks down food
- - - - may need to consider a strict diet! Limit the amount of fats he ingests while still getting a healthy amount to maintain good health