Week 4 reflection

This is what I have learnt

Main components of the digestive tract:

1. Oral cavity(mouth)
2. Esophagus
3. Stomach
4. Small intestine
5. Large intestine
6. Rectum and anus

Esophagus

The esophagus is a straight muscular tube which connects the oral cavity to the stomach.

Stomach

The stomach is a very muscular organ in which acid secretions(Digestive enzymes) contribute to the digestion of food.

Small intestine

The small intestine is the main site of absorption of digested food. The small intestine is specialized for the completion of the digestion processes and the subsequent absorption of the digestion produce.

Large intestine

It is characterized by many tubular intestinal glands with large numbers of goblet cells. This is sometimes described as a glandular epithelium. The large intestine is the site of water absorption and is also the site of formations of the feces.

Appendix

The appendix is a blind ended tube with the basic histological structure of the large intestine. The lumen is usually fairly narrow and irregular.