Names of all the parts of the digestive system and their functions

Mouth
Mechanical (Physical) Digestion > chewing food, breaking food into small pieces.
Saliva- chemical digestion > enzymes, amylase in saliva. Take out the carbohydrates.
-slimes food- slide food down the esophagus.
Esophagus
Squeeze the food down to the stomach.
Stomach
-Stores food.
-Mixes food (Mechanical digestion)
-Makes acid- in order to help breakdown protein.
Enzyme pepsin > breaks down protein
Pepsin is made in the stomach
Has a ph 2 in your stomach when you get acid.
Small Intestine
-Fats (lipids)
-Carbohydrates
-Proteins are all finished getting digested (chemical)
-All of these are absorbed into your blood by your small intestine.
Pancreas
Makes all the important enzymes that go to small intestine to digest fats (lipase enzyme), carbohydrates (amylase enzymes) and proteins (pepsin enzymes).
Makes insulin in order for your body cells to suck up sugar (glucose)
Liver
1. Makes bile which is stored in your gall bladder and sent to your small intestine to helo break down fat.
2. Filters the blood from your small intestine.
3. Store sugar so it can be released.