parts

• mouth - it facilitates the mastication of food and the swallowing of food
• esophagus- where food boli travels before entering the stomach
• stomach- temporarily stores and digests food, produces hydrochloric acid
• peristalsis is the involuntary movement of muscles creating wave-like movements that push the contents of the canal forward.
• chyme- mixture of food that has been broken down by the enzymes in the stomach
• small intestine- absorbs nutrients from chyme and transports them to the blood
• pyloric sphincter- muscular ring of tissue that controls the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
• large intestine- absorbs water and electrolytes from food and produces feces
• rectum- stores faeces and waste products from the small intestine
• liver- produces bile; breaks down fat through emulsification; filters medicine & alcohol from blood
• pancreas- produces pancreatic juice and insulin