Digestive System

Question 1

Digestive system consists of

Answer 1

Long tube from mouth - anus 29 ft long - G1 tract
Mouth - oesophagus - large intestines Rectum- anus
Accessory organs - liver, pancreas, gallbladder

Question 3

Functions of digestive system

Answer 3

• ingestion - taking in food
• transport - organs move food up through musclar tube (peristasis)
• digestive - breakdown of food by chemical or mechanical
• absorption - nutrients that the body needs are taken through the walls of small intestine
• execration - wastes not used are moved to the rectum + execreted

Question 4

Pathology of digestive system

Answer 4

*indigestion
* IBS
* crohns
* diverticulitis

Question 5

Effects of massage on digestion system

Answer 5

• improves digestive system
• relaxes nervous response
• improves circulation
• increased enzyme activity
• promotes peristalsis;is
• can help with constapation