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Slide show: See how your digestive system works
By Mayo Clinic staff
Your digestive system gears up
A fresh-baked apple pie is browning in the oven. Just the sight and smell of it — and the anticipation of eating it — are enough to make you start salivating and producing stomach acids. So even before you take a bite, your digestive system has swung into action.
After the first morsel enters your mouth, the many organs of your digestive tract kick into high gear. Here's a look at how your digestive system works, from top to bottom.
Next slide- Your digestive system and how it works. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd. Accessed Feb. 5, 2009.
- Mason JB, et al. Mechanisms of nutrient absorption and malabsorption. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Feb. 5, 2009.
