Digestion Flashcards
1
Q
Beak/Mouth
A
No teeth
No tongue muscles
2
Q
Salivary Glands
A
Larger in seed eaters
3
Q
Esophagus ->
A
Crop
4
Q
Crop ->
A
Storage, some digestion
Proventriculus
5
Q
Proventriculus
A
True stomach
Very acidic (pH 1-3)
Hawks and vultures have more acid than owls
6
Q
Gizzard
A
Mechanical digestion, cornified ridges koilin
Grit, pellet formation
remove skin from berries, seeds
7
Q
3 parts of the Small intestine
A
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
8
Q
Small intestine
A
Digestion, water absorption
Short in frugivores and carnivores
Longer in granivores
9
Q
Liver
A
Bile, bile salts, store energy and toxin filtration
10
Q
Pancreas
A
Lipase, protease, buffer acids
11
Q
Caeca
A
Fermentation of plant material
12
Q
Large intestine
A
Water absorption, reverse peristalsis
13
Q
Hoatzin
A
Foregut fermenter
Enlarged crop and lower esophagus
Neutral pH
