List of Organs That Help in Digestion in Human Body

In the mechanism of the human body, several systems can work around the clock to fulfill various processes and requirements of the body. Among them, one of the most important systems is the digestive system. The major function of the digestive system is to break down the food particles into tiny and extracting the nutrients which are absorbed by the body and vanishing the waste particles to the excretory system. This function has to be carried by several organs of the human body. All these organs constitute the structure of the digestive system in the human body. Let's have a glance at organs that help in digestion process.

The food travels a long journey from the mouth to various organs of the body. Each organ has its unique function to convert the food into nutrients and separate the exposals from it. Here is the list of organs that help in digestion in human body.

• Mouth

• Oesophagus or Food Pipe

• Stomach

• Gallbladder

• Small Intestine

• Large Intestine 

• Rectum

• Anus

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Mouth 

Mouth took the first place in the list of organs that help in the digestion of the human body. Because the mouth which is also known as the oral cavity helps to intake various types of food in solid form or liquid form. The mouth is the arrival place on the footpath. It reaches various organs and finally reaches its destination. Whenever the ice and nose see and smell the dish, the oral cavity starts producing saliva. After taking food into the mouth, the saliva helps to mix with the food and cut it into tiny particles with the help of teeth. After chewing by the teeth, the tongue pushes all these tiny particles into the next stage of the food journey at the esophagus. 

Esophagus

The esophagus is one of the important organs that help in digestion process. It is located near the throat. It is also referred to as a food pipe. The semi-digested food is pushed by the tongue into the esophagus, it undergoes a peristaltic movement and sends the food into the stomach. The peristaltic movement is defined as the expansion and contraction movement of the walls of the food pipe which has a ring-like muscle at the bottom of the food pipe. 

Stomach

The stomach is like a container in the list of organs that help in the digestion in the human body. It stores the food for 3 hours. The major portion of the digestion process will be carried out here. The food is further divided into small particles. From these small particles, the glands present on the lining of the stomach extract three different substances namely - mucus, pepsin enzyme, and hydrochloric acid. Then the remaining extract of food particles is converted into a solid paste. After the stomach has done its function, it sends the food into the small intestine. 

Small Intestine

Duodenum, ileum, and jejunum make up the small intestine. Among all the organs that help in the digestion process, the small intestine is the longest. The diameter of the small intestine is around 1 in and the length is approximately 20 feet. In the small intestine, the absorption of carbohydrates, proteins, and other nutrients of food can be done by various glands. The liquid form of waste passes through the stool. 

• The Duodenum of the long muscular tube will look after the continuous breaking down or grinding of food into tiny particles. 

• The ileum and jejunum are present in the lower side of the small intestine. They majorly concentrate on extracting the nutrients and sending those nutrients through the blood to various organs of the human body.

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Large Intestine

The other name of the large intestine is the colon. In the list of organs that help in the digestion in the human body, the large intestine bridges the gap between the small intestine and the rectum. The main functions of the large intestine are - one is to digest the hard particles that are leftover from the stomach and small intestine. Another function is to process the entire waste and to clear the intestines and stomach for a convenient digestion process and the new food to come and occupy. While processing the wastage, the intestine requires 36 hours on a hole. But the process can be done once or twice a day. When compared to the small intestine, it is thicker in diameter and shorter in length. It is completely wrapped in other cavities.

Rectum

The rectum is another organ that helps in the digestion process and is located below the large intestine. It connects the large intestine and anus. It approximately looks like an 8-inch chamber. The only function of the rectum is to collect all the stool from the large intestine and it should be evacuated or pooped out if any irregular activity has taken place, it sends signals directly to the brain. The moment that helps to send the stool is a contraction of the rectum and expansion of sphincters. 

Anus

It is the last organ that helps in the digestion process. The honest is like a canal which consists of an internal canal and an external kennel. These are also known as the upper part and lower part the upper canal helps to collect the substances from the rectum. And differentiate whether it is a solid or liquid or gas. The internal canal helps to tighten and store the stool. The pelvic floor muscle helps to control the stool and it protects in stopping the stool. If the brain indicates to exit the stool, the external canal helps to hold the stool till a person reaches the toilet. 

Besides all these major organs, some other organs like the pancreas, liver, gallbladder also participate in the digestion process of the human body. The pancreas helps to prepare insulin which is directly sent to the bloodstream. Whereas the liver performs many functions. The major function among them is to collect nutrients and convert them into various chemicals according to the needs of the human body. In simple terms, the liver is also known as a chemical factory. Last but not least in the list of organs that help in the digestion of the human body is the gallbladder which helps to collect bile from the liver.