Digestive

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 * THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM**

Majestic. Beauteous. Regal. No, I am not talking about the scenic mountain ranges of some far away land; I am talking about something that's in each and everyone of us. It keeps us alive and enables every other part of our body to keep functioning. The digestive system. Miles and miles of greatness all hidden away like a buried treasure. Sure the process of digestion Is associated with things like popping, pigging out, bloated stomachs, and Pepto Bismal, but this system is really the unsung hero of the body.
 * SPEECH**

So many different parts of the body join together to make this system function. There's your mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, and rectum. Each one has a special job and an important role in the digesting of food. Without the presence of these in our bodies we would not be able to carry out the process that provides a means of survival for the entire body. Nutrition is something that many people obsess over every day. The digestive system makes it possible for us to get all the nutrients necessary for survival. The small intestines have an increased surface area, due to villi and micro villi, that allow this organ to facilitate the process of absorption. In addition to vitamins absorption also allows us to get the water and sodium we need. What other system in your body saves you daily from dehydration and starvation? So, as you can see, the digestive system is undoubtedly the most magnificent system of the body. From the moment your food enters your body to when it leaves your body, this beautiful system is working hard to keep you going. Digestion is like candy in

~When you eat foods they are not in a form where your body can use them as nourishment. ~Food and drink must be altered and broken down into smaller molecules of nutrients and then they are able to be absorbed by the blood and taken throughout the body.~Digestion provides energy and allows the body to build and nourish cells. ~Digestion begins with the mouth and is completed in the small intestine. ~Other organs in the degestive system include the esophagus, the stomach, the large intestine(colon), the rectum, and the anus. ~Organs that are used but are not part of the digestive tract include the tongue, the glands in the mouth that make saliva, the pancreas, the liver, and the gallbladder.
 * DIGESTION**

~An adult esophagus ranges from 10 to 14 inches in length, and 1 inch in diameter. ~ We make 1 to 3 pints of saliva a day. ~After you eat, it takes usually between 24 and 72 hours in healthy adults for the complete process of digestion to occur. ~The small intestine is about 22 feet long and the large intestine is about 5 feet long. ~A full grown horse's intestines are 89 feet long.
 * //Interesting Facts on Digestion//**

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