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List all the organs in the digestive system and describe their function (the more detailed the better).

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Digestive System Organs And Its Functions
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- Mouth - digestion starts when taking a bite of any food, by chewing it allows the food to be broken down causing digestion to be easier.
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- Esophagus - is located in your throat near the trachea, it reiceve the food from your mouth when you swallow
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- Stomach - holds the food while its being mixed with enzymes that allows the food process to be broken down in a usable form.
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- Small Intestine - its made of three segements; the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. It that breaks down food using enzymes released by the pancreas and bile from the liver.
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- Pancrease - first segment of the small intestion that allows enzymes to break down proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Also produces isulin.
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- Liver - is to procees nutrients, to digest fats, to detoxifies potentially harmful chemicals
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- gallonbladder - stores concentrates bile, and then releases it into the duodenum
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- Collon- is for processing waste so that emptying the bowels is easy and convenient.
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- Rectum - to receive stool from the colon,
______________________________________________________________ - Anus -
stops stool from coming out when it is not supposed to.
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sorry for the lack of explanation. this too much work for me
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