Digestive System ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. Function The digestive system is the first organ system to develop in animals. This system allows animals.
1 Chapter 21 - Digestive System I, II Lectures 7 & 8 Martini’s Visual Anatomy and Physiology First Edition Martini Ober.
The break-down of large, insoluble food molecules into small, water-soluble molecules using mechanical and chemical processes. Mechanical digestion:
NUTRITION A life function When organisms take in & use nutrients needed for energy & all life processes.
The digestive system break down (digest) feed into a form that can be absorbed by the body which are the nutrients (sugars, amino acids and fatty acids),
GI tract is composed of eight main sections and augmented by four accessory organs Eight sections: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine,
Chapter 23 Digestive System Lectures 9 & 10 Marieb’s Human Anatomy and Physiology Marieb Hoehn.
SECTION 9 NUTRITION IN HUMANS. Introduction Humans and other mammals are adapted for feeding and digestion. We use the essential molecules from food to.
