Posted in The Digestive System on Mar 4th, 2008
The human digestive system is the parts of the body that are involved in turning food and drink into smaller molecules that can be absorbed into the bloodstream and carried by cells to other body systems. Digestion itself is a process by which the molecules of food and drink are made ready to be utilized [...]
Posted in Digestive System Diseases on Mar 2nd, 2008
There are a number of organs in the digestive system including the liver, pancreas,and digestive tract (in other words the esophagus, stomach and intestines) that have a role to play in the digestive process, and the functioning of the digestive system can be affected by many different conditions disorders and diseases.
Common conditions like indigestion [...]
Posted in Digestive System Disorders on Feb 29th, 2008
When functioning as it should, the digestive system either breaks down the molecules of food and drink into smaller molecules, or it carries it to another part of the digestive system. Once the molecules are small enough for the body to be used to build cells or fuel the body, the digestive system (and the parts that aid the digestive system) then carry it to the cells of the body that use what the digestive system has been digesting.