University:
Camosun College
Course:
NURS132 | Promoting Health and Wellbeing
Academic year:

2023
Views:

71

Pages:

3
Author:

Aysha A

Digeative syeter Digestion is defined as the process by which food is broken down into simple chemical substances that can be absorbed and used as nutrients by the baly. Most of the substances in the diet cannot be utilized as such. There substances rust be broken into smaller particles, so that they cas be absorbed into blood and distribute to various parte of the body for utilization. Digestive system is responsible for the functione. Digestive proceed is accomplished by riechanical and enzymatic breakdown of food into simpler chemical erical compounde. A normal young healthy adult consures about Ity of exid diet and about I to & liter of liquid diet every day. All these food materials are subjected to digestive process, before being absorbed into blood and distributes to the tissues of the holy. Digestive system plays and absorption of food substances.. the major role in the digestion Thus, the functions of digestive system include: 1. Ingestion or concuription of feed suhatonces 2. Breaking them into small particlee 3. Transport of small particles to different areas of the digestive tract. 4. deretion of necesary enzyried and other substances for digestion. 5. Digestion of the font partider. 6. Absorption of the digestive producte 7. Rerroval of unwanted substances from the body. Functional anatory of Digestive syeter Digestive Ryeter is made up of GI trant de abirentary toast and accessory, organe, which help in the process of digation and absorption. GI tract is a tuner structure extending from the mouth of to nus, with a bagth of about 30 feet. Primary digestive organe Primary digestive organs are the organe where actual digestion takes place. Primary digestive organe are: i. Mouth ii. Pharynx iii. Esophagus iv. Stomach V. &mall intertive vi. Large intestine. Accessory digestive organs Accessory digestive organs are those which help pritrary digestive orgons in the process of digestion. Accesenday digestive ingone are: i. Peeth ii. Songue iii. &alivary gland iv. Exocrine part of pancreas v. Liver vi. Grall bladder.