diff --git a/education/nutrition/Digestive System.md b/education/nutrition/Digestive System.md index c1c81c7..f99e42d 100644 --- a/education/nutrition/Digestive System.md +++ b/education/nutrition/Digestive System.md @@ -8,7 +8,16 @@ Absorption is the uptake and removal of nutrients from the digestive tract. # The GI tract ## Order 1. Mouth + 1. Digestion starts here for carbohydrates and fats (not proteins) + 2. Salivary glands are structures that produce saliva and secrete the fluid in the oral cavity + 3. Saliva is the watery fluid that contains mucus and enzymes + 1. Lysozyme - Destroys some bacteria that are in the food or mouth + 2. Salivary Amolase + 3. Lingual Lipase + 4. Taste buds have specialized cells that help distinguish five basic tastes + 5. You lose taste buds as we age. Older people have fewer taste buds than younger people. 2. Esophagus* + 1. The esophagus is a flap of tough tissue that p 3. Stomach* 4. Small intestine (DJI) 1. Duodenum