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The human digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder). ...
Gut is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal on gastroenterology and hepatology.It is the journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology and is published by BMJ.As of 2010, the editor-in-chief is Emad El-Omar.
Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food compounds into small water-soluble components so that they can be absorbed into the blood plasma.In certain organisms, these smaller substances are absorbed through the small intestine into the blood stream.
In mammals, invertebrates and most fish, [1] [2] the anus (pl.: anuses or ani; from Latin, 'ring' or 'circle') is the external body orifice at the exit end of the digestive tract (), i.e. the opposite end from the mouth.
Table of the different major digestive enzymes. Digestive enzymes are found throughout much of the gastrointestinal tract.In the human digestive system, the main sites of digestion are the mouth, stomach, and small intestine.
A typical adult human stomach will secrete about 1.5 liters of gastric juice daily. [3] Gastric juice is the combination of gastric gland secretions including the main component of hydrochloric acid (gastric acid), gastric lipase and pepsinogen. [4]
Healthy digestion, also called digestive health, results in the absorption of nutrients from food without distressing symptoms.Healthy digestion follows having a healthy diet, doing appropriate self-care including physical activity and exercise, minimizing activities like smoking or consuming alcoholic drinks which impair digestion, and managing any medical condition which disrupts digestion ...