Digestive System: Anatomy
Overview
The digestive system includes the alimentary canal, a 30-foot long tube extending from the mouth to the anus. There are four layers that make up the tissue of the canal (with the exception of the stomach which has five). The digestive system includes accessory structures such as teeth, salivary glands, the liver, gall bladder, and pancreas.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:
- describe the functions of the major organs in the gastrointestinal system including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, and pancreas.
Video Review
Watch the video: Digestive System Anatomy (v2.0) (8 minutes)
Activities
Flash Cards
Upper Digestive Organs
Lower Digestive Organs
Accessory Organs of the Digestive Tract
Movement in the Digestive Tract
Question Sets
Main Layers of the Digestive Wall
Major Digestive Organs
Motility
The Esophagus
The Small Intestine
The Large Intestine
Accessory Organs in Digestion
The Liver
The Gallbladder
Chapter Attributions
This chapter by Elisabeth Kehrli and Anil Kapoor is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Media Attributions
Digestive System Anatomy (v2.0)by DrBruce Forciea is licensed under the Standard YouTube license.
Interactive Activity Attributions
The interactive activities in this chapter are from Interactive Activities for Human Anatomy and Physiology by Open Education Lab, Ontario Tech University, and are licensed under a CC BY NC SA 4.0 license.