How Does Digestion Work?
- Saliva is produced before eating
- You crush the food in your mouth and mix it with the saliva, this mix is called the bolus. Enzymes in the saliva break down any starch
- The bolus then travels down your esophagus into your stomach
- The muscles in the stomachs wall pound the bolus into little bits. Hormones then trigger acids and enzymes that help break down the food
- The liver, gallbladder and pancreas create digestive juices and bile which are then transported to the small intestine where fat is disolved and protein and carbs are broken down. These are transported through blood to the final organs
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