Question

Sketch and label a diagram of the digestive system and describe it in your own words.

Answer 1

Major constituent organs of the human digestive system are the buccal cavity, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus.

1. Buccal cavity: It includes the teeth, saliva and tongue. The teeth break down the food. Digestion of food begins in the mouth. The tongue helps in the chewing and swallowing of food.
2. Oesophagus: The food passes from the mouth, down the oesophagus, into the stomach as a result of the movement of the walls of the oesophagus.
3. Stomach: It mixes the food received from the oesophagus with digestive juices.
4. Small intestine: The food from the stomach moves into the small intestine, which receives intestinal juices from two
5. glands: the liver and pancreas. These juices help in the further digestion of food.
6. Large intestine: Water is absorbed in the large intestine.
7. Rectum and anus: Undigested food particles are thrown out with the help of the rectum and anus.