The Digestive System: general anatomy, physiology, and ...

Lecture Notes taken from: Marieb,E.N. 2009. Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology. PBC. The digestive system is basically a tube with 2 openings (mouth and anus) and a set of accessory organs that empty secretions into the tube to promote digestion (i.e. the breakdown of food into nutrients). ................
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