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PAGE  PAGE 5 医学英语术语 Chapter Two Digestive System I．Introduction The digestive system, also called the alimentary or gastrointestinal tract, begins with the mouth, where food enters the body, and ends with the anus, where solid waste material leaves the body. The primary functions of the organs of the digestive system are threefold. First, complex food material that is taken into the mouth must be digested, or broken down, mechanically and chemically, as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract (passageway). Digestive enzymes are substances that speed up chemical react