Part Two:
Parotid Salivary Gland- Located above the Pharynx.
Pharynx- Located directly below the Parotid Salivary Gland and above the Esophagus.
Esophagus- Located below the Pharynx and leads to the Liver.
Liver- Located below the Esophagus and above the Gallbladder and the Pancreas.
Gallbladder- Located below the Liver and both above and beside the Pancreas.
Pancreas- Located below the Liver, beside/under the Gallbladder, and above the Transverse colon.
Transverse colon- Located below the Pancreas, and above the Small Intestine, Ascending colon and Descending colon.
Small Intestine- Located below the Transverse colon, beside the Ascending colon and Descending colon, and above the Rectum.
Ascending colon- Located below the Transverse colon and beside the Small Intestine.
Descending colon- Located on the opposite side of the Ascending colon, below the Transverse colon, beside the Small Intestine and above the Rectum.
Rectum- Located below the Descending Colon and above the Appendix.
Appendix- Located below the Rectum and above the Anal canal.
Anal canal- Located below the Appendix.
I will remember these by studying this document and the picture above.
Part Three:
Mouth- Propulsion, Chemical digestion, Mechanical digestion.
Small Intestine- Propulsion, Absorption, Chemical digestion, Mechanical digestion.
Esophagus- Propulsion.
Stomach- Propulsion, Absorption, Chemical digestion, Mechanical digestion.
Large Intestine- Propulsion, Absorption, Chemical digestion.
Part Four:
Propulsion is the process that moves food through the alimentary canal. This also includes swallowing and peristalsis.
Absorption is the transport of end products from the GI tract to the blood or lymph. Substances must first enter the mucosal cells by active or passive transport processes. The small intestine is the major site of absorption.
Chemical digestion
