Digestive System
By:Shane.Ilgenfritz
Main function of the system
Your digestive system provides the nutrients your cells need to produce energy.
Main parts of the system
salivary glands, esophagus, liver, stomach, gall bladder, small intestine, and large intestine
What each part does
Your salivary glands create saliva, your esophagus transports food to your stomach, your liver produces bile, gastric juice produced by stomach contains acid and chemicals that breaks down proteins, your gall bladder stores the bile which is made by the liver, nutrients diffuse through the villi projections sticking out of the walls of the small intestine, from the small intestine undigested food passes into the large intestine.
How does this system affect other body systems
The digestive system transports the nutrients into the blood. Then the circulatory system transports them to your cells.
How do other body systems affect this system
The excretory system carries blood to the liver where it is changed to urea.
Some problems {disease/illness} of this system
Gall stones are stones found in the gall bladder.
Effects of environmental factors on the system
If you see something gross you can throw up
Three fun facts about the system
Large pieces of food are hard to digest. You want to drink about six cups of water every day to help digest food. Nutrients pass into the blood through the walls of villi in the small intestine
Resources used
Science text book