Digestive Systems (Part 1) Flashcards
What kind of diet can heterotrophs have?
- herbivores
- carnivores
- omnivores
Do sponges have a digestive system?
no
How do sponges do digestion?
intracellular digestion via endocytosis
How do all non-sponges do digestion?
extracellularly, in a digestive cavity
Do Cnidarians (and some flatworms) have a digestive system?
incomplete digestive tract and gastrovascular cavity
What is a complete digestive tract?
separate mouth and anus connected by a continuous digestive tube
What kind of digestive system do nematodes have?
complete, tube within a tube
What kind of digestive system do vertebrates have?
complete, beyond a simple tube
What locates food in vertebrate digestive systems?
sensory organs
What makes up the oral cavity?
mouth and pharynx
What is the function of the oral cavity?
entry, mechanical and initial chemical digestion
Are teeth always present in an oral cavity?
may or may not be present
What makes up the tubular gastrointestinal tract?
- esophagus
- stomach
- small intestine
- large intestine
- cloaca or rectum
Function of esophagus?
delivers food to stomach
Function of stomach?
mechanical, chemical, minor amount of absorption
Function of small intestine?
chemical digestion, absorption
Function of large intestine?
concentration of wastes
Function of cloaca or rectum?
waste storage
What is the function of teeth?
chewing/mastication
What does tooth shape match?
diet
Do birds have teeth?
no
How do birds do mastication?
gizzard using ingested pebbles (break up seeds)
What do some birds do with prey?
consume prey whole
What is the function of the crop?
storage, NO digestion
What is the esophagus?
a muscular tube that connects mouth to stomach
How do esophagus know to move food down?
presence of food bolus stimulates movement towards stomach, peristalsis
What does peristalsis mean?
muscles move food down
Does digestion or absorption occur in the esophagus?
no
What is the esophagus lined with?
muscle tissue
What kind of muscle makes up the esophagus?
1st part (1/3) is skeletal and 2/3 is smooth
Can food bolus be removed from skeletal muscle part of esophagus?
yes, we can control it
Can food bolus be removed from smooth muscles part of esophagus?
no, not unless vomit or forcibly removed
What prevents food from leaving the stomach and reentering the esophagus?
sphincter at esophageal-gastric
What kind of surface does the stomach have?
convoluted, folds
How many chambers does the stomach have?
varies by species
Why is the stomach surface folded?
greater surface area for digestion; also so it can stretch and increase volume