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The Digestive Process

the esophagus

It uses rhythmic

the duodenum

the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. It then enters the jejunum and then the ileum (the final part of the small intestine). In the small intestine,

. The first part of the large intestine is called the cecum (the appendix is connected to the cecum). Food then travels upward in the ascending colon. The food travels across the abdomen in the transverse colon, goes back down the other side of the body in the descending colon, and then through the sigmoid colon.

The start of the process The digestive process begins in the mouth. Food is partly broken down by the process of chewing and by the chemical action of salivary enzymes (these enzymes are produced by the salivary glands and break down starches into smaller molecules).

After being chewed and swallowed, the food enters the esophagus.

  • is a long tube
  • It uses rhythmic

Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, or milk sugar.

Hemorrhoids are varicose veins of the membrane lining of the anal region, which increase in size due to internal pressure.

Heartburn (reflux oesophagitis) is a burning sensation that is experienced in the inner portion of the sternum, or just below the ribs in the upper abdomen. Sometimes extends up to the throat and mouth.

Diseases of the digestive organs affect nearly twenty million Mexicans, and are the leading cause of hospitalization in Mexico., Ranking second after cardiovascular diseases.

Gastritis: Gastritis is an inflammation of the membrane lining the stomach can be acute or chronic.

the mouth

In the small intestine

the stomach

the large intestine

The digestive system

is a complex series of organs and glands that processes food. In order to use the food we eat, our body has to break the food down into smaller molecules that it can process; it also has to excrete waste.

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