Animal digestion 2

Digestion

The reduction in particle size of feed so that the feed becomes soluble.

Digestion Tract Function

-Prepare nutrients for absorption
-Store Nutrients
-Build useful products

Arrangement of organs

-Mouth
-Esophagus
-Stomach
-Small Intestine
-Large intestine

Structures that help with small intestine digestion 

-Salvary Glands
-Pancreas
-Liver
-GallBladder

Why do animals digest food?

-Food not ingested in a suitable state

What does the physical nature of feed determine

-Gathering apparatus for uptake
-Type of digestive system required for digestion

what type of digestive system do carnivores have?

-Monogastric

What digestive system do herbivores have?

-Most complex digestive tract
(Ruminants, and hind gut fermenters

What digestive tracts do omnivores have?

Intermediate digestive tract

how complex is a herbivores digestive system?

Most complex

How complex is an omnivores digestive system?

Intermediate digestive tract

Prehensile tools

Claw and paws, lips ect.

Digestion physical changes

Chewing, swallowing, crushing, peristaltic motions

Digestion chemical changes

Enzymes, bacteria, microorganisms, digestive juices

What type of animals tend to have a mono gastric system?

Carnivores and Omnivores

What is a rumination system based on?

Fermentation

How many stomachs do most ruminants have?

3-4 stomach compartment

A large fermintation vact that do a lot of the digestion

Rumen

Animals with a mono gastric system that rely on fermentation.

Hindgut Fermentation