AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

DIGESTION IN DIFFERENT ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Digestive tract
A
Process in which food is broken down outside cells in a digestive system and then absorbed.
B
Digestive chamber with a single opening.
C
Tube that begins at the mouth and ends at the anus.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -the alimentary canal (also called the digestive tract). This long tube of organs makes a pathway for food to travel through the body. It runs from the mouth to the anus (where poop comes out) and includes the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Listen to pronunciation. (A-lih-MEN-tuh-ree trakt) The organs that food and liquids travel through when they are swallowed, digested, absorbed, and leave the body as feces. These organs include the mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your esophagus is a hollow, muscular tube that carries food and liquid from your throat to your stomach. Muscles in your esophagus propel food down to your stomach.

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