Drag each label into the appropriate position in order to identify whether the structure is an actual part of the digestive tract or an accessory structure.

The right answer is:
Accessory organs:
Tongue, Salivary glands, Pancreas, Liver, Gallbladder. (and appendices)
They participate in the digestion indirectly (by physical or chemical digestion).

Digestive: Oral cavity, Stomach, Esophagus, Small intestine, Large intestine, Rectum.
They participate by the absorption and the transport of the food/nutrients from the mouth to the rectum.

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shivjimishraVT shivjimishraVT · Answer 2 · 2022-03-23T04:50:09+01:00

The digestive tract or an accessory structure both play a major role in the digestion and absorption of food materials into the body.

What do you mean by the Digestive tract?

The digestive tract includes the whole process of food that is breakdown into simpler components and finally wastes materials out of the body as feces, with the support of several organs.

The accessory organs include teeth, tongue, salivary glands liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. These organs provide mechanical processing of food, secretion of water, acids, and enzymes. These organs also secrete substances that are carried to the duodenum of the small intestine as needed for digestion.

The organs of the digestive tract include the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, and anus. These organs help in the absorption of food and water into the blood, and waste materials out of the body by the rectum and anus.

Therefore, the digestive tract or an accessory structure both play a major role in the digestion and absorption of food materials into the body.

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