Content (Digestive System) Group No.4 Submitted By: Castro‚Cendrix Paolo‚Christian Tolentino‚Athea Submitted to: Prof.Josephine Tondo Faculty-in-charge I.Description of the system Your digestive system is uniquely constructed to perform its specialized function of turning food into energy. Each step in digestion requires energy‚ and thus imposes an “overhead charge” on the energy made available from absorbed substances The major part of digestion takes place in the
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Digestive System: As with any system we are learning in this course‚ the structural anatomy and functions of each are the basis of your learning. Otherwise known as the alimentary canal‚ the best way to learn the digestive system structures and their functions is to follow some food through the process from beginning to end. Where does the food go? As food enters the mouth‚ both mechanical and chemical digestion begins. First the food is physically broken down by the mechanical process
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source/chemical composition Grass (fibre/starch) / sugars‚ proteins‚ oils‚ other nutrients Meat‚ bones / proteins‚ fats Nectar & pollen / High sugar content (sucrose‚ glucose‚ fructose)‚ carbohydrates Function of various structures within their digestive systems Four stomach chambers: Rumen – bacteria and protozoa break down cellulose. Reticulum - Once rumen is full goat regurgitates‚ the reticulum allows for this to happen. Omasum – bacteria and micro-organisms breakdown food. Obomasum –
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Digestive Systems in Different Animals Different species of animals have different digestive systems which are adapted to their unique requirements. The type of food‚ method of food gathering and energy needs are some factors that influence the type of digestive system an animal needs in order to survive. Herbivores have a more specialised digestive system than that of a carnivore because it is more difficult to digest vegetation than meat. The teeth are flat so that grass and plant material can
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carried out by enzymes. Mechanical digestion: Is the physical breaking down of larger food into pieces to increase its surface area (the higher the surface area‚ the higher the rate of chemical digestion. Peristalsis: the squeezing of the digestive tract that pushes food down in one direction. Bolus: the partially digested food that is swallowed after mastication. Chyme: the partially digested food mixed with the enzymes and acid in the stomach. Bile: The secretion produced by the
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Digestive System Notes 2. List the major parts of the alimentary canal; then separately list the accessory organs of the digestive system. a. Mouth—the oral cavity. b. Pharynx—extends from the back of the nasal cavity to the top of the esophagus. c. Esophagus—extends from the pharynx to the stomach. d. Stomach—just below the diaphragm on the lefi side of the body. e. Small intestine—extends from the stomach to the large intestine. f. Large intestine—extends from the small intestine to the
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Introduction The Digestive system breaks down the ingested food into absorbable forms of nutrients and absorbs nutrients‚ ions and water from the external environment of the body. It is designed to maximize digestion and absorption. The functional structures of the digestive system are the passage‚ the glands like salivary glands‚ gastric glands‚ pancreatic‚ intestinal glands and liver. Also‚ the four layers of the digestive system are mucosa‚ submucosa‚ muscularis and serosa. The digestive system is regulated
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The goat is considered a ruminant animal. The digestive system includes the mouth‚ esophagus‚ four stomach parts‚ a cecum‚ a small intestine and a large intestine. Goats have no upper teeth so they use the dental pad‚ lower teeth‚ tongue and lips to eat their food. The four compartments to the stomach are the rumen‚ the reticulum‚ the omasum‚ and the abomasums. The esophagus is what moves food from the mouth to the stomach. It opens into the stomach at the opening of the rumen and reticulum‚ which
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Cerebellum – coordination of movement and aspects of motor learning Cerebrum – conscious activity including perception‚ emotion‚ thought‚ and planning Thalamus – Brain’s switchboard – filters and then relays information to various brain regions Medulla – vital reflexes as heart beat and respiration Brainstem – medulla‚ pons‚ and midbrain (involuntary responses) and relays information from spine to upper brain Hypothalamus– involved in regulating activities internal organs‚ monitoring information
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The digestive system is a combination of organs which have been arranged together to help carry out its particular function of turning food into the energy which is necessary to survive and packaging the excess residue for waste disposal. Digestion involves the breakdown of food into smaller components. The process of digestion has many stages with the first starting in the oral cavity. Within the system‚ food passes through a tube called the alimentary canal‚ more commonly known as the gastrointestinal
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