An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's digestive system.

Each part of the digestive system has a function. Find out more with Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals. The finding has implications for ...

The human digestive system refers to the organs that take in food and break them down. Digestion describes the complex process that enables the nutrients in food to enter the body and its cells.

Digestive System: For this study, the researchers measured the digestive organs of 45 people who donated their remains to the Anatomical Gifts Program at the Duke University School of Medicine. In ...

The digestive system is the series of tubelike organs that convert our meals into body fuel. There are about 30 feet (9 meters) of these convoluted pipeworks, starting with the mouth and ending ...

So Vision must have some kind of nervous system with pain receptors. But he may lack a circulatory system, which is crucial in the human body for distributing nutrients to cells.