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1.) Food enters the oral cavity
2.) Passes through pharynx
3.) Enters esophagus via glottis
4.) Involuntary wave of smooth muscular contractions (peristalsis) moves food down esophagus to cardiac stomach (food broken down by muscular contractions and gastric juices...hydrochloric acid and pepsin)
5.) pyloric stomach
6. small intestine via pyloric sphincter
-duodenum: digested food mixes with enzyme secreted by intestinal epithelium, bile form gallbladder, and enzymes of pancreas
-jejunum: chemical digestion and nutrient absorption takes place
-ileum
7.) enter large intestine via muscular sphincter
caecum: fermentation reservoir where cellulose is digested
-colon:
-descending colon
-rectum
*water reabsorbed form wastes of digestive tract, feces becomes more solid
8.) fecal matter expelled through anus
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Can pigs founder?
Unlike other animal that eat grain, pigs do not founder. They have very hearty digestive systems and rarely overeat.
What kind of animals have a simple stomach?
humans and swine (pigs) have simple stomach digestive systems
Do amphibians have digestive systems?
Oh yes, amphibians have digestive systems.
What are the major differences in digestive systems of ruminants horses pigs Poultry?
They are both monogastric animals and have similar structures in their digestive systems, however the rabbit has one very different process which is producing caecothrobes to re-digest food by passing through the system again.
How many stomachs do pigs have?
The digestive systems of a Hog is a monogastric system. Very similar to that of a human. It has one stomach.
What is used in both digestive and respiratory systems?
The pharynx is part of both the digestive and respiratory systems.
What does the digestive system do for other systems?
The digestive system provides usable nutrients for the other systems.
What is bunging?
The large end of the pigs digestive tract
Where does digestive systems start?
The digestive system starts at the mouth.
What systems do the digestive systems help?
Eat our food.
What makes the digestive systems different from other body systems?
The digestive system is different from the other human body systems because the digestive system holds food and no other human body system does also the digestive system has organs that none other human body systems have.
What systems is ileum in?
Digestive.
