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Human body

Digestive system

Digestive system: set of organs involved in the digestion of food.
Pharynx: part of the digestive tract between the mouth and the esophagus.
Esophagus: part of the digestive tract between the larynx and the cardia of the stomach.
Stomach: pocket-like part of the digestive tract, where food is mixed and stored.
Pancreas (tail): gland connected to the digestive tract which produces digestive enzymes.
Duodenum: beginning of the small intestine.
Small intestine: part of the digestive tract between the stomach and the large intestine.
Descending colon: part of the large intestine in which food travels downward.
Sigmoid: last part of the descending colon.
Anus: end of the large intestine, through which the human body expels solid waste.
Rectum: last part of the large intestine, between the sigmoid colon and the anus.
Appendix: hollow diverticulum fastened to the caecum.
Cecum: blind gut formed by the part of the large intestine between the small intestine and the ascending colon.
Ascending colon: part of the large intestine where food travels upward.
Transverse colon: part of the large intestine where food travels horizontally.
Gallbladder: small sac that contains the bile.
Liver: digestive gland that produces bile.
Tooth: organ set in the jaws and used to cut and crush food.
Tongue: organ of taste.

 
 
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