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From the esophagus to the anus, the digestive is basically a tube very similar to other tubular organs in the body. All such tubular organs are composed of several tissue layers arranged around a lumen. In a "generic" tubular organ, these layers are as follows (from the lumen to the ablumenal layer).
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All of the following organs comprise the "tube" of the digestive system EXCEPT?
stomach
What other organs outside the digestive system tube contribute to digestion?
Salavery glands
Which organs in the digestive system lie outside the digestive tube but are important in the digestive process?
liver kidney and gall bladder
What is the difference between the alimentary canal and the digestive canal?
The alimentary canal is just the tube that goes from the mouth to the anus. The digestive system includes that tube but also all of the physiology that occurs along the tube and the accessory organs actions and products.
What other organs outside the digestive tube contributes to digestion?
The pancreas, liver and the appendix however is not beneficial to the digestive system directly.
The organs forming a continuous tube from the mouth to the anus are collectively called the?
crap tunnel... no I'm just joking, its actually called the digestive system. You see there are so many different organs from mouth to anus that there is not one single name for it, but a system (group of organs working together for the same purpose).
What are three organs that are not part of the digestive tube?
Heart, brain, lungs.
Name one part of the digestive system that's located in the thoracic cavity?
Digestive System: You may be wondering that the organs in the digestive system are located in the abdominal cavity. True, but the esophagus, the tube that carries food to the stomach is located in the thoracic cavity. The thymus or thyroid gland is also a part of the organs in the pectoral cavity.Baxamusa, Batul Nafisa . "Organs in the Thoracic Cavity." Buzzle. Buzzle.com, n.d. Web. 4 Oct 2012. .
What are the two divisions of the digestive system?
Digestive organs and the system in general can be divided into two parts: the accessory organs and the alimentary canal. The alimentary canal is the GI tract and the accessory organs are things like the teeth, tongue, salivary glands, and gallbladder.
What is known as the food tube in the digestive system?
The Esophagus
What is the movement of the digestive system called?
The digestive system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. Inside this tube is a lining called the mucosa. In the mouth, stomach, and small intestine, the mucosa contains tiny glands that produce juices to help digest food. Two solid organs, the liver and the pancreas, produce digestive juices that reach the intestine through small tubes. In addition, parts of other organ systems (for instance, nerves and blood) play a major role in the digestive system.
Why liver and pancreas are not called organs of digestive system?
The liver and the pancreas are not called digestive organs because neither of them actually partake in digesting food. The liver actually stores glucose and turns it into energy when its needed and the pancreas creates insolin to control our sugar levels. So neither of them digest anything but they are called digestive because as I've just said they do partake in keeping our digestive system working properly from G.G
