The honorable lecture of stikes wika
community of nurse Bali
The honorable ladies and gentleman
First, I would like to thank for the
opportunity. In this health seminar, I would like to talk about digestive
system ..
When you chew your food and swallow,
the food travels through your esophagus -- which is the passageway that
connects your mouth to your stomach. In the stomach, strong acids and enzymes
digest, or break down, the food into small particles. Some of these particles
are probably familiar to you. They are called proteins, fats, and
carbohydrates.
After leaving your stomach, these
food particles enter the small intestine. This is a long, continuous tube that
slowly contracts, or squeezes, to push the food along through it. As the small
intestine continues to digest your food, it absorbs nutrients that your body
uses for energy, growth, and repairs. By the time the food reaches the end of
the small intestine, almost all of its nutrients have been absorbed. At this point,
what's left of the food is mostly water and indigestible waste products.
