digestive system Flashcards
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porifera
suspension feeders (specialized cells)
Cnidaria
tentacles, GVC
lining of gastrovascular cavity in cnidaria
gastrodermis
lining of GVC does what
secretes digestive proteases
platyhelminthes
GVC: mouth, pharynx, thee branched intestines
What does the Pharynx do
extends through mouth. secretes digestive enzymes.
annelida
complete digestive system (mouth and anus)
annelida (analogous to beginning of throat)
pharynx
annelida (connects mouth to other digestive organs)
esophagus
annelida (takes care of all that inorganic stuff in the dirt)
Calciferous glands
annelida (holds food)
crop
annelida (birds have this too)
gizzard
annelida (digestion and absorption)
intestine
mollusca
complete. specialized filtering
mollusca (entry)
cilia lining ctenidia draw water into mantle cavity through incurrent siphon
Mollusca (after entry of food)
labial palps direct food to mouth
mollusca (connects mouth to stomach)
esophagus
mollusca (food grinding area)
stomach
mollusca (absorption)
digestive glands
mollusca (waste leaves)
excurrent siphon
echinodermata
complete
cardiac stomach
can be everted, first stomach in echinoderms
pyloric stomach
second stomach more digestion
hepatic ceca
extends into each arm. analogous to kidneys