A group of organs stretching from the MOUTH to the ANUS, serving to breakdown foods, assimilate nutrients, and eliminate waste. In humans, the digestive system includes the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and the accessory glands (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).
Ailmentary System,Alimentary System
D004065
Digestive System Abnormalities
Congenital structural abnormalities of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
Abnormalities, Digestive System,Abnormality, Digestive System,Digestive System Abnormality
D005260
Female
Females
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012809
Colon, Sigmoid
A segment of the COLON between the RECTUM and the descending colon.
Sigmoid,Sigmoid Colon
D013270
Stomach
An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of the DUODENUM.
Stomachs
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