digestive tracts
Food processing pathways
The digestive tract is the continuous passage through which food travels from mouth to anus—esophagus, stomach, intestines, and related organs that break down food and absorb nutrients.
Also called the alimentary canal or gastrointestinal tract.
The infection had spread throughout his digestive tract.
- alimentary canalBody's food-processing tube
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
- colonLarge intestine section
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
- mouthOral opening
food pipe · peristalsis · guts · bowel movement · ruminant · absorption · gastroenterology · stomach · stomach lining · empty stomach · excretion · villi · gut flora · gut health · leaky gut · anus · acid reflux · rectum
digestive tractscirculatory systems
Organs moving blood throughout
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