Human Alimentary Canal Diagram Class 10 With Labels And Explanation

Most Important Diagrams in Class 10 to practice for CBSE Class 10 Science Board Exam 2024. Simple Human Alimentary Canal Diagram Class 10 NCERT with Labels Easy Colour Drawing and Explanation.

Human Alimentary Canal Diagram Class 10 With Labels And Explanation

Human Alimentary Canal Diagram Class 10

Human Alimentary Canal

The alimentary canal is basically a long tube extending from the mouth to the anus. we can see that the tube has different parts. Various regions are specialised to perform different functions. What happens to the food once it enters our body? We shall discuss this process here.

We eat various types of food which has to pass through the same digestive tract. Naturally the food has to be processed to generate particles which are small and of the same texture. This is achieved by crushing the food with our teeth. Since the lining of the canal is soft, the food is also wetted to make its passage smooth. When we eat something we like, our mouth ‘waters’.

This is actually not only water, but a fluid called saliva secreted by the salivary glands. Another aspect of the food we ingest is its complex nature. If it is to be absorbed from the alimentary canal, it has to be broken into smaller molecules. This is done with the help of biological catalysts called enzymes. The saliva contains an enzyme called salivary amylase that breaks down starch which is a complex molecule to give sugar. The food is mixed thoroughly with saliva and moved around the mouth while chewing by the muscular tongue.

The walls of the intestine take up the digested food. The inner lining of the small intestine has numerous finger-like projections called villi which increase the surface area for absorption. The villi are richly supplied with blood vessels which take the absorbed food to each and every cell of the body, where it is utilised for obtaining energy, building up new tissues and the repair of old tissues.

The unabsorbed food is sent into the large intestine where more villi absorb water from this material. The rest of the material is removed from the body via the anus. The anal sphincter regulates the exit of this waste material.

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