1. Foregut or stomodaeum: It consists of pharynx, oesophagus, crop and gizzard.
2. Pharynx: It is very short, narrow but muscular tube that opens into oesophagus.
3. Function: Conduction of food into...
1. Digestive system of cockroach consists of mouthparts, alimentary canal and salivary glands.
2. Mouthparts: Pre-oral cavity present in front of the mouth receives food. It is bounded by chewing and...
Human Digestive system:
Human digestive system consists of alimentary canal and associated digestive glands.
Alimentary canal: Alimentary canal is a long tube-like structure of varying diameter starting from mouth and ending with...
The digestive glands associated with the alimentary canal include the salivary glands, liver and pancreas.
1. Salivary Glands:
There are three pairs of salivary glands which open in buccal cavity.
Parotid glands are...
The passage of end products of digestion through the mucosal lining of alimentary canal into blood and lymph is called absorption. 90% of absorption takes place in small intestine and...
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