1. All About the Digestive System
By: Awesome people!

2. Major Organs
Salivary Glands: release mucus for lubrication and amylase
Pharynx: swallows food
Esophagus: tube that transports food to stomach
Epiglottis: covers respiratory tract during swallowing
Stomach: stores food
also initiates digestive proteins
Kills bacteria with strong acid
Makes chyme

3. More Organs Small Intestine : takes out water so it can become compact
Large intestine: absorbs more water and adds electrolytes and vitamins
Liver: produces proteins and breaks down old blood cells
Gallbladder: stores bile
Pancreas: puts digs juice in the small intestine everyday
Rectum: stores and expels feces

4. How it works with other Systems
Circulatory System: it helps get absorbed nutrients distributed through your body
Excretory system: controls amount of water in your body

5. What does the digestive system do?
The Digestive System breaks down food into nutrients to provide energy for cells in the body.

6. Diseases Gastroesophagael Reflux Disease (GERD)
Sever heart burn (weakness of valve between esophagus and stomach
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Peritonitis
Inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity

7. Pictures