The human body uses the process of digestion to break down food into a form that can be absorbed and used for fuel. The organs of the digestive system are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, large intestine and anus.

Where does food go when you eat?

Our tongue pushes the food to the back of the mouth where it is then swallowed and travels down the esophagus to the stomach. The esophagus does not digest the food, but it does the important job of pushing the food down into the stomach as well as keeping it from coming back up into the mouth.

Does food pass through the liver?

“Anything that is eaten or consumed, whether it’s food, alcohol, medicine or toxins, gets filtered by the liver. Once we ingest food, it is digested by the stomach and intestine, gets absorbed into the blood and goes to the liver,” Kwon says.

What do you understand by digestion of food?

What Is Digestion? Digestion is the complex process of turning the food you eat into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth and cell repair needed to survive. The digestion process also involves creating waste to be eliminated.

Where is food stored in the body?

Some is stored in the liver and muscle as glycogen to be used as energy. It also goes to the brain for it’s sole source of energy. Whatever is not stored as energy or immediately used and is “left over” is converted to fat and stored in fat cells with the excess fat above.

Where does your food go after the small intestine?

After food leaves your small intestine, contractions push any food that remains in your digestive tract into your large intestine. Water, minerals, and any nutrients are then absorbed from your food. The leftover waste is formed into a bowel movement.

What happens to food in the large intestine?

By the time food reaches the large intestine, the work of absorbing nutrients is nearly finished. The large intestine’s main job is to remove water from the undigested matter and form solid waste (poop) to be excreted.

Does food go through the pancreas?

Your pancreas creates natural juices called pancreatic enzymes to break down foods. These juices travel through your pancreas via ducts. They empty into the upper part of your small intestine called the duodenum. Each day, your pancreas makes about 8 ounces of digestive juice filled with enzymes.

Does food go through the gallbladder?

Gallbladder: A pear-shaped reservoir located just under the liver that receives and stores bile made in the liver. The gallbladder sends this stored bile into the small intestine to aid in the digestion of food.

What organs is the liver connected to?

The liver is located in the upper right-hand part of the abdominal cavity. It is under the diaphragm and on top of the stomach, right kidney, and intestines.

Which digestive organ is the last organ?

Anus. The anus is the last part of the digestive tract.

What does liver do in the digestive system?

All the blood leaving the stomach and intestines passes through the liver. The liver processes this blood and breaks down, balances, and creates the nutrients and also metabolizes drugs into forms that are easier to use for the rest of the body or that are nontoxic.

Which of the following organs is involved in the ingestion process?

Ingestion. The first step to obtaining nutrition is ingestion, a process where food is taken in through the mouth and broken down by teeth and saliva.