Comparative Anatomy: Digestive System

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1

What are the parts of the GI Tract?

Mouth—> Teeth— Tongue— Pharynx— Esophagus— Stomach— Small Intestine— Large Intestine— Rectum (cloaca)— anus (vent)

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2

What are the accessory organs of GI tract?

  • Salivary glands

  • Liver

  • Pancreas

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3

Where the food is received and where does the reduction in the food particle begins?

Mouth

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4

Which part of GI tract mix the saliva with food and facilitates swallowing?

Mouth

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5

What is the function of the teeth?

  • Grind the food

  • Increase the surface area for chemical and microbiological degradation

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6

Which part of GI tract helps in cutting to get the food into the mouth?

Teeth

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7

What are the four parts of teeth?

  • Incisors

  • Canine

  • Premolar

  • Molar

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8

Where does the entrance to the digestive tract in the fish opens to?

Oropharyngeal cavity

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9

In fish, the entrance to the digestive tract opens into the oropharyngeal cavity, where does it terminates?

Sort esophagus

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10

Where does the mouth opens in the tetrapods?

Oral cavity that leads to the pharynx

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