Mouth Where food enters the alimentary canal and digestion begins by amylase enzyme in the saliva starting the digestion of starch. Oesophagus Muscular tube which moves ingested food to the stomach.

Our digestive system provides us with one of the essential functions of life, Nutrition, which helps to provide us with energy and provides our body with building blocks to create new body cells from.

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When these nutrients enter the body, they are large and insoluble molecules. In order for the body to be able to absorb and transport these nutrients in the bloodstream to all of the cells which need ...