Question

Identify the correct sequence through which food is processed in the human digestive system.

• A. Mouth → Stomach → Pancreas → Small Intestine Liver → Large Intestine → Anus
• B. Mouth → Stomach → Small Intestine → Pancreas → Liver → Large Intestine → Anus
• C. Mouth → Oesophagus → Stomach → Small Intestine → Large Intestine → Anus
• D. Mouth → Oesophagus → Stomach → Large Intestine → Small Intestine → Anus

Answer 1

The correct option is C Mouth → Oesophagus → Stomach → Small Intestine → Large Intestine → Anus

• Mouth is the first part of the digestive tract. Digestion starts here as soon as you take the food. Chewing breaks the food into small pieces.
• Food then moves into the oesophagus which pushes the food towards the sac-like structure called stomach.
• Stomach acts like a mixer and breaks the complex food substances.
• From here the food moves to the small intestine, where most of the absorption of food occurs.
• From the small intestine the undigested materials move into the large intestine, where the absorption of water, salts and minerals occurs.
• Further the undigested materials are removed by the large intestine from the body through the anus.