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A. Function of gastrointestinal organs

Mouth:
taste,
chewing,
formation of
food bolus GI Tract: Overviews, Defense, Blood Flow
Passage time
(from time
of food intake)
Saliva:
lubrication,
rinsing,
digestion

10s
Esophagus:
transport Plate 10.4

Liver:
bile (excretion, Proximal stomach:
lipid digestion), storage
metabolism,
detoxification
Distal stomach:
1–3 processing,
h digestion,
Gallbladder: portioning
bile storage
Pancreas (exokrine):
digestive enzymes, Small intestine:
+
–
HCO 3 as H buffer 7–9 digestion,
h absorption
25–30 Cecum:
h storage

Colon:
30–120 absorption
h
Rectum:
storage,
excretion

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(After Kahle, Leonhardt & Platzer)
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