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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM - Coggle Diagram

- - - - salivary glands
        
        produce saliva
        
        moistens food
        
        maintain ph balance in mouth
        
        keep mouth clean
      - teeth
        
        chewing, chopping and tearing
      - tongue
        
        manipulating food
      - esophagus
        
        stomach
        
        small intestine
        
        large intestine
        
        rectum and anus
        
        anus
        
        2 more items...
        
        anus
        
        2 more items...
        
        also called
        
        colon
        
        composed of
        
        cecum
        
        ascending colon
        
        transverse colon
        
        sigmoid colon
        
        function
        
        processing indigestible food
        
        made up 3 main part
        
        duodenum
        
        jejunum
        
        ileum
        
        function
        
        break down food
        
        absorb nutrients
        
        release
        
        acids
        
        enzymes
        
        chyme
        
        located
        
        in throat, near trachea
        
        near windpipe
        
        covered
        
        epiglottis
        
        prevent from choking
        
        food moves by
        
        peristalsis
        
        muscle contractions
        
        moves food to stomach
  - - - produces
        
        bile
    - - breakdown carbohydrates, protein, lipid and nucleic acid
    - - stores