DIGESTION IN HUMANS (BY YASH) Humans are heterotrophic organisms , going deep into that they are omnivores ( feed on both plants and animals). Being Multicellular and having greater complexity They have a complex digestive system. Their digestive system is made up of an alimentary canal and many digestive glands. There are five stages in human nutrition; Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Egestion. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF ALIMENTRY CANAL AND RELATED DIGESTIVE GLANDS Alimentary canal has a long tube with muscular walls And extends to mouth to anal opening (anus). It is about 9 Metre long tube in which several digestive glands open to secrete their respective digestive enzymes. The elementary Canal consists of following… MOUTH BUCCAL CAVITY PHARYNX OESOPHAGUS STOMACH SMALL INTESTINE LARGE INTESTINE 1.MOUTH It forms the uppermost opening of human digesti