Thus if you take a normal heart at rest that's innervated by both sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, and then sever the vagus nerve, you lose the parasympathetic input to the heart, while leaving the sympathetic input intact. The result is that the resting heart rate increases, to something closer to 100 bpm.
There are several organs and other components involved in the digestion of food. The organs known as the accessory digestive glands are the liver, gall bladder and pancreas. Other components include the mouth, teeth and epiglottis. The largest structure of the digestive system is the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). This starts at the mouth and ends at the anus, covering a distance of about nine (9) metres. The largest part of the GI tract is the colon or large intestine.
The digestive system is made up of the digestive tract and other organs that aid in digestion. The digestive tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus, consisting of the following:Mouth. Esophagus.rgans that help with digestion, but are not part of the digestive tract, include the following: Tongue. Glands in the mouth that make saliva. Pancreas. Liver. Gallbladder. Parts of other organ systems, such as nerves and blood, also play a major role in the digestive process.