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6 Cards in this Set
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Earthworms |
-eat dirt through mouth -food is pushed down the esophagus by peristalsis into the crop -from crop, food moves to gizzard where food is ground into smaller pieces -food enters intestines for digestion and absorption |
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Birds |
-Food enters through beak -food is swallowed by gravity -food enters crop where it can be stored or regurgitated -food enters gizzard where it's ground up -birds eat small pebbles to roll around in the gizzard to help grind up food -food enters intestines for digestion and absorption |
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Frogs |
-Frog uses its tongue to capitule prey -has 2 sets of teeth to hold prey -closes its eyes to push food down -this causes pressure on the roof of the mouth which forces food into gullet -food travels down the esophagus into stomach and then intestines |
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Cow |
-Food is grinded in mouth and swallowed down the esophagus into the rumen (stomach #1) -food is passed into the Reticulum (stomach #2) for further digestion -food is regurgitated in order to chew it further -food is passed back down the esophagus into the omasum (stomach #3) for further digestion -food is passed into the abomasum (stomach #4) for further digestion -food passes to intestines |
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How many days does it take for a cow to digest? |
4 days |
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What are the 4 stomachs of the cow? |
Rumen Reticulum Omasum Abomasum |
RROA |
