- What Is the Digestive System? - Cleveland Clinic
Learn more about how your digestive system works and how it performs the essential task of breaking down and absorbing the food and fluids you consume each day
- Human digestive system | Description, Parts, Functions | Britannica
The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract, or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass during their processing into forms that can be absorbed into the bloodstream
- Human digestive system - Wikipedia
The human digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder)
- Your Digestive System How it Works - NIDDK
The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract—also called the GI tract or digestive tract—and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus
- What is the Digestive System? Functions, Organs, and Disorders Explained
In this article, we will explore the human digestive system in detail From the initial bite to the final elimination, we’ll follow the food’s journey through the body, uncovering the roles of various organs and enzymes
- Overview of the Digestive System - The Merck Manuals
The digestive system, which extends from the mouth to the anus, is responsible for receiving food, breaking it down into nutrients (a process called digestion), absorbing the nutrients into the bloodstream, and eliminating the indigestible parts of food from the body
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