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I.) Tract and various Accessory Structures and Organs.  \nThe G.I. Tract is also called the alimentary (‘nourishment’) canal and consists of long muscular tube starting from the oral cavity, where food enters the mouth, continuing through the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, to the rectum and anus, where waste is expelled as fecal matter.  \nThe Accessory Structures and organs include: The salivary glands; mucous glands; tongue; teeth; the liver; gallbladder and pancreas. All of these have important functions in the digestive system. Food is propelled along the length of the G. I. tract by peristaltic movements provided by the muscular layers in the walls of the G. I. tract. Many accessory structures assist the tract by secreting enzymes or substances to help transform, digest, absorb or transport food as it travels along the tract.  \nThe primary purpose of the gastrointestinal tract is to break down the large nutrients (polymers) from the food ingested into smaller units (monomers) . Once the nutrients have been broken down into their smallest unit, they can then be absorbed across the epithelial lining into the body and these nutrients and materials can be used in a number of ways, including providing energy for the body.  \nThe 6 Basic Digestive Processes  \n1. Ingestion – taking food or drink into the mouth or oral cavity.  \n2. Propulsion – movement through alimentary canal. This includes movement of tongue and cheeks and involves contraction of the muscles of swallowing, in addition to the peristaltic movement generated by the muscular layers of the tract and the cavities created by the canal.  \n3. Mechanical Digestion – the Physical breakdown of food (chewing, churning), mechanical processing and moistening of foods. This is most often required prior to chemical digestion.  \n4. Chemical Digestion – the Enzymatic breakdown of food (from complex to simple building blocks) by the use of enzymes made by the body. This involves the breaking of chemical bonds.  \n5. Absorption – the transportation of digested products from lumen of G. I. tract across an epithelial lining and into the blood and lymph vessels, which are considered to be inside the body.  \n6. Defecation – the Elimination of indigestible material and waste products from body (feces) .  \nIn summary, mechanical digestion occurs mainly in the mouth and stomach, and chemical (enzymatic) digestion begins in the stomach (protein digestion only) and becomes significant for all nutrients in the small intestine, where proteins, fats and carbohydrates are all chemically broken down into their basic building blocks by a series of enzymes. Once they are broken down (catabolized) into smaller molecules, they can then be absorbed across the epithelium of the small intestine and subsequently enter the circulation of the body. The large intestine plays a key role in the reabsorption excess water and electrolytes. Finally, undigested material and the secreted waste products continue along the tract and are excreted from the body via defecation-the mass movement and elimination of feces.  \nThe Alimentary Canal is a hollow, compartmentalized and specialized tube starting at the oral cavity and ending at the anus.  \nEsophagus ~~ ~~  \nLower esophageal sphincter  \nRectum ~~ ~~  \nAnus ~~ ~~  \nOral cavity  \nSublingual   salivary gland  \nSubmandibular salivary gland  \nGallbladder ~~ ~~  \nDuodenum  \nAscending colon ~~ ~~  \nCecum  \nAppendix ~~ ~~  \nParotid salivary gland  \nUpper esophageal sphincter  \nStomach  \nPyloric sphincter  \nPancreas  \nTransverse colon  \nDescending colon  \nIleum  \nSigmoid colon  \nAnal canal  \nThe Oral Cavity  \nThe mouth or the oral cavity is the hollow space formed by the area between the lips, cheeks, tongue, hard, soft palates and the throat. It allows food, liquid and air to enter the body. 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