| rdfs:comment | - The digestive tract was a large component of the digestive system, made up of a series of organs that makes up the upper intestinal tract (including the esophagus and stomach) and the lower intestinal tract. It was responsible to the taking in food, digesting nutrients and energy from it, and expelling its waste in the form of feces and urine.
- The digestive tract describes the path from mouth to anus in which energy and useful nutrients are removed from food, transferred to the body, and undigestible material is eventually expelled. Its components are: The mouth, where food is masticated by the teeth, mixed with saliva and swallowed. The esophagus, a muscular tube which transfers food from the mouth to the stomach. The large intestine, where food is restored to a less alkaline state for passage, and any other available nutrients and water is absorbed.
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| abstract | - The digestive tract was a large component of the digestive system, made up of a series of organs that makes up the upper intestinal tract (including the esophagus and stomach) and the lower intestinal tract. It was responsible to the taking in food, digesting nutrients and energy from it, and expelling its waste in the form of feces and urine. In discussing the consumption of Human food with Phlox, T'Pol stated that she preferred Vulcan food because she had "sampled Human food on several occasions" and noted that "it didn't agree with me". Phlox, nevertheless, encouraged her to "give it some time", reminding T'Pol that "the Vulcan digestive tract is highly adaptable." (ENT: "Unexpected") Following his transformation from Human to Loque'eque, and being restored to Human once again, Malcolm Reed asked Dr. Phlox if that he had anything for his stomach, because "the Chef's food isn't sitting too well." Phlox, rather, informed Reed that "till your digestive tract is fully restored, you may want to avoid the mess hall." (ENT: "Extinction")
- The digestive tract describes the path from mouth to anus in which energy and useful nutrients are removed from food, transferred to the body, and undigestible material is eventually expelled. Its components are: The mouth, where food is masticated by the teeth, mixed with saliva and swallowed. The esophagus, a muscular tube which transfers food from the mouth to the stomach. The stomach, which excretes a powerful acid (stronger than the hydrochloric acid typically found in laboratories) which denatures and partially dissolves the swallowed food. Water and simple sugars can be extracted at this point. The duodenum and small intestine, where alkaline materials, enzymes and gut bacteria are added to the food to continue digestion. The cells of the small intestine can absorb the nutrients released at this point, as well as most of the rest of the water in the food. The large intestine, where food is restored to a less alkaline state for passage, and any other available nutrients and water is absorbed. Finally, the rectum, where stool or feces are stored until they can be expelled through the anus.
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