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Overview of Digestive System
Front view

  • This picture shows parts of the digestive system seen from the front.
  • Food goes from mouth to the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and rectum. Wastes go out the anus.
  • The liver, gallbladder and pancreas are organs that help digest food.
  • The appendix does not affect digestion

Source: Maxwell V. Blum Cancer Resource Room
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA