Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology (MindTap Course List)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781337392938
Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 47.2, Problem 2LO
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To trace: The pathways traveled by an ingested material through the human digestive system and describe the structure and function of each structure involved.

Introduction: Digestive system consists of a collection of organs that helps in the digestion of food materials and converting them into the basic energy-rich molecules for supplying them to the entire body. Several organs are involved in the digestive system that starts from the mouth and ends at the anus. Complex food materials are converted to the simplified and utilizable form and the left over waste materials are stored in large intestine where it is expelled from the body.

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