"How long do you think your small intestine is?" my student dietetic interns asked the third-grade class we were visiting. As we taught the class about digestion, we used rubber tubing to represent ...

Chemical digestion is one of the six main functions of your digestive system. This system consists of your digestive or gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs. During chemical digestion, your ...

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. Food ...