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The Gastro-Intestinal Tract is a tube that goes from your mouth through to your anus. It is lined with mucosa membrane the whole way through.
- An adult oesophagus (also spelled esophagus and also called gullet) ranges from 10 to 14 inches in length, and 1 inch in diameter
- We make 1 to 3 pints of saliva a day
- Muscles contract in waves to move the food down the oesophagus. This means that food would get to a person's stomach, even if they were standing on their head
- An adults stomach can hold approximately 1.5 liters of material
- The stomach's wall is lined with three layers of powerful muscles
- The average male will eat about 50 tons of food during his lifetime in order to sustain a weight of 150 lbs
- Within the colon, a typical person harbors more than 400 distinct species of bacteria
- On average, the stomach produces 2 liters of Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) daily
- The liver is the second largest organ in the body, second only to your skin.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe large intestine is fatter than the small intestine at about 3 to 4 inches around, but shorter than the small intestine at about 5 feet long.
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Which systems excrete waste?
digestive system
How many meters is the human digestive tract?
The human digestive system is about 10 metres (meters) long. That is 1000 cm
Which system is responsible for the formation of digestive enzymes?
digestive system.
What is the system that breaks down and absorbs food?
The first task of the digestive system is to break down food into a fine pulp (mechanical digestion). When the food is physically broken down, digestive chemicals break the food down into small molecules (chemical digestion). The mouth is the organ in which the process of digestion begins.(Google)
The esophagus is part of the?
The system that the esophagus belongs to is the Digestive System. This system is also referred to as the Alimentary Canal.
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What are some good facts about the digestive and circulatory system?
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What body system does the intestines belong to?
The body system that the colon belongs to is the digestive system. The colon is also known as the large intestine.
How long is a hamster digestive system?
A hamsters digestive system takes about 10 mins
Facts about the digestive system?
the small intestine is just over 20 feet long and about 2 inches wide
The gullet is part of what system?
The Gullet Is Part Of The Digestive System
What digestive juices do digestive system releases?
help the digestive system
What body system contains the digestive system?
Gastro intestinal tract /systemThe digestive system.
How does the digestive system work with the digestive system?
The urinary system flushes out unusable chemicals that are extracted from the food by the digestive system.
Which systems excrete waste?
digestive system
How do the digestive system relate to cosmetology?
how does the digestive system relate to Cosmetology
What system work with the excretory system work with?
the digestive system
