Question by Ms. JD!!: How many organs are used in the digestive system?
i know there is 22 internal organs, but i need to know how many are strictly used for the Digestive System.
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Answer by reeferman49686swoman
Upper Digestive Tract.
Mouth (buccal cavity; includes salivary glands, mucosa, teeth and tongue)
Pharynx
Oesophagus or Esophagus (gullet) and cardia
Stomach, which includes the antrum and pylorus and pyloric sphincter.
Lower gastrointestinal tract
Bowel or intestine:
small intestine, which has three parts:
duodenum
jejunum
ileum
large intestine, which has three parts:
caecum (the vermiform appendix is attached to the cecum).
colon (ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon and sigmoid flexure)
rectum
anus
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