Question

Describe the structure of the digestive system.

Answer 1

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• The digestive system is made up 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.
• The hollow organs that make up the GI tract are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and anus.
• The liver, pancreas, and gallbladder are the solid organs of the digestive system.

The small intestine has three parts :

• The first part is called the duodenum.
• The jejunum is in the middle
• the ileum is at the end.
• The large intestine includes the appendix, cecum, colon, and rectum.
• The appendix is a finger-shaped pouch attached to the cecum.
• The cecum is the first part of the large intestine.
• The colon is next.
• The rectum is the end of the large intestine.