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explain digestive system
Digestive system consists of alimentary canal and associated digestive glands.Food which enters the system gets digested mechanically and chemically (using enzymes) and forms ready to be absorbed.
The human digestive system is a complex series of organs and glands that processes food. In order to use the food we eat, our body has to break the food down into smaller molecules that it can process; it also has to excrete waste.

Most of the digestive organs (like the stomach and intestines) are tube-like and contain the food as it makes its way through the body. The digestive system is essentially a long, twisting tube that runs from the mouth to the anus, plus a few other organs (like the liver and pancreas) that produce or store digestive chemicals.


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