The Digestive System is vital for our health because it breaks down the food we ingest. Food needs to be broken down into smaller pieces in order for our body to absorb it, and this is what the digestive system helps accomplish. It does this with the help of the mouth, esophagus, and the stomach.
Functions of the Digestive System: The Digestive System helps turn the food we eat into energy. When the food reaches the small intestine it breaks down the already broken down food even more so your body can absorb the nutrients, vitamins, protein, etc. from it. The Digestive System also helps rid our body of waste by packing it for removal. This waste passes through the colon (last chance for the body to absorb any minerals or water) and what's left becomes harder. This solid (stool) passes through the rectum. The Digestive System also helps keep our body hydrated.
Check out this Flow Chart about the Digestive System!
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images from flow chart: image of the mouth: http://static.wikidoc.org/f/f6/Illu_mouth.jpg
image of the stomach: http://myflpbiz.com/uploads/fckeditor/775/31/File/digestion_diagram.jpg
image of the liver: http://www.hanumanmedical.com/images/liverm.gif
Functions of the Digestive System: The Digestive System helps turn the food we eat into energy. When the food reaches the small intestine it breaks down the already broken down food even more so your body can absorb the nutrients, vitamins, protein, etc. from it. The Digestive System also helps rid our body of waste by packing it for removal. This waste passes through the colon (last chance for the body to absorb any minerals or water) and what's left becomes harder. This solid (stool) passes through the rectum. The Digestive System also helps keep our body hydrated.
Check out this Flow Chart about the Digestive System!
http://creately.com/diagram/example/haliql9h1
images from flow chart: image of the mouth: http://static.wikidoc.org/f/f6/Illu_mouth.jpg
image of the stomach: http://myflpbiz.com/uploads/fckeditor/775/31/File/digestion_diagram.jpg
image of the liver: http://www.hanumanmedical.com/images/liverm.gif