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Digestive System
General Information / Anatomy / Function / Statistics
- Organs of the digestive system prepare food for absorption and for use by the millions of body cells
- The main organs form a tube open at both ends known as the alimentary canal or gastrointestinal tract
- Organs making up the tract are: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach and intestines
- Accessory organs located in the main digestive organs or open into them are: the salivary glands, teeth, liver, gall bladder, pancreas and vermiform appendix
- Cancers of the G.I. tract account for roughly 15% of cancer diagnosed in men and women
- For statistics, click here
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Revised May 1999
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