ANSC 1111 Lecture 2: Anatomy of Digestion
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Gallbladder (bile is made here, no food enters here) Connective tissue that is attached to all of the organs keeping them in the correct location so they do not move around. There are lymph nodes here to help with the immune function of the digestive system. Also nerves and blood vessels or capillaries (need blood supply to help oxygen travel to the tissues) Mechanical and chemical digestion (breakdown of food) Energy production due to the digestion and absorption. Omnivorous (eat both plant and animal tissue) Monogastrics need to eat more digestible material (humans require a higher quality plant material than hindgut fermenters) Omnivores - food has plant and meat material with carbohydrates. We have changes the amount of enzymes that they secrete that allows them to secrete more enzymes that break down carbohydrates. Grab into the animal running away so they do not let it go.
