ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION IN DIFFERENT ANIMALS
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Question
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The digestive system is responsible for ____
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exchanging gasses in the lungs
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transporting nutrients through the bloodstream
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pumping blood throughout the body
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breaking down food into smaller pieces
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As food moves through your GI tract, your digestive organs break the food into smaller parts using: motion, such as chewing, squeezing, and mixing. digestive juices, such as stomach acid, bile, and enzymes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The stomach muscles churn and mix the food with digestive juices that have acids and enzymes, breaking it into much smaller, digestible pieces.
Detailed explanation-3: -The digestive system breaks down food into nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats and proteins. They can then be absorbed into the bloodstream so the body can use them for energy, growth and repair.
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