Digestive System

The following are the names and functions of the Digestive System:

Mouth- Where food enters the digestion system.

Esophagus- Used to transport food from the mouth to the cardiac stomach.

Cardiac Stomach- Digests food, which then travels to the pyloric stomach.

Pyloric Stomach- Second stomach that breaks the food down further.

Rugae- Gives the stomach greater surface area.

Liver- Makes bile, which is used for digestion.

Cardiac Sphincter- Separates cardiac stomach from pyloric stomach.

Pyloric Sphincter- Transfers food into small intestine from pyloric stomach.

Mesentery- Holds digestive organs together.

Gall Bladder- Stores extra bile.

Common Bile Duct- Transfers bile to digestive organs.

Pancreas- Makes digestive enzymes.

Duodenum- Small tube in the intestines that the gall bladder and pancreas empty in to for further digestion.

Ileum- Absorbs nutrients from food.

Spiral Valve- Lets the illeum increase in size.

Colon- Absorbs water.

Rectum- Absorbs water.

Cloaca- The digestive tract's exit.