unit 7 Flashcards
regions of the digestive tract
buccal cavity, pharynx, alimentary canal
what is the alimentary canal
espohagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine
what embryonic layer gives rise to lining of the buccal cavity
epidermal ectoderm
embryonic orgin of smooth muscle that propels food through the digestive tract
splanchnic hypomere mesoderm
to be absorbed it needs to pass through
epithelial cells
main function of the digestive system
digest food and absorb nutrients
digestion
breaks food down into molecules that can be absorbed
absorption
uptake of molecules through epithelium of the digestive tract into the blood of lymph
process of digestion
ingestion, food storage, mechanical digestion, chemical digestion, microbial digestion, absorption, water reabsorption, defecation
quality of food
relative difficulty of digesting the food as well as the amount of energy that is released when the food is digested
site of ingestion
buccal cavity
what does tongue do in digestion
propel the food through the pharynx into the alimentary canal during swallowing
what does the buccal cavity contain
chemoreceptors
what does saliva contain
mucus, digestive enzymes, toxins
where is the parynx
posterior to the buccal cavity
what does the esophagus do
muscular tube that transports food from the pharynx to the stomach
what does the esophagus have in aves
the crop
what are the two chambers of an aves stomach
gizzard and proventriculus
what does aves proventriculus produce
acid and enxymes for chemical digestion