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    The document summarizes the avian digestive system. It describes the main parts which include the esophagus, crop, proventriculus, gizzard, small intestine, large intestine, ceca pouches, and cloaca. The digestive system is adapted for grinding hard foods and seeds. The gizzard muscles grind food while the small intestine absorbs nutrients and the large intestine extracts water before waste is expelled through the cloaca.

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    The document summarizes the avian digestive system. It describes the main parts which include the esophagus, crop, proventriculus, gizzard, small intestine, large intestine, ceca pouches, and cloaca. The digestive system is adapted for grinding hard foods and seeds. The gizzard muscles grind food while the small intestine absorbs nutrients and the large intestine extracts water before waste is expelled through the cloaca.

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    The document summarizes the avian digestive system. It describes the main parts which include the esophagus, crop, proventriculus, gizzard, small intestine, large intestine, ceca pouches, and cloaca. The digestive system is adapted for grinding hard foods and seeds. The gizzard muscles grind food while the small intestine absorbs nutrients and the large intestine extracts water before waste is expelled through the cloaca.

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    Sistemul Digestiv La Pasari

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    The Avian Digestive System

    By
    Gemma Dalena
    Overview of Information Presented:
     The Avian Digestive System
     Parts of the Avian Digestive System
     Esophagus
     Stomach
     Small Intestine
     Large Intestine
    http://www.calaged.org/ResourceFiles/Curriculum/advcluster/3000
    .htm

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    Information Guide

    All Information Provided by this PowerPoint


    Presentation can be found on the at:

    http://www.calaged.org/ResourceFiles/Curriculum/advcluster/3000.htm

     Under the California Agriculture Core Curriculum Animal Science

     Animal Physiology –(CLF3201) The Digestive Process

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    The Avian Digestive System

     This digestive system is adapted for grinding hard or


    encased (shells of seeds) food.

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    Parts of the Avian Digestive System

     The Mouth
     Saliva is secreted
    to moisten food
    and aid in
    swallowing since
    avian species do
    not have teeth.

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    The Esophagus
    The Esophagus connects the mouth to the stomach.

    Esophagus

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    The Esophagus
     has a modification which is called the "crop" where
    food is stored and further moistened
    Crop

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    The Avian Stomach
    Consists of Two Parts:

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    The Avian Stomach
    Consists of two parts.
    1.The "proventriculus" which provides digestive secretions.

    Proventriculus

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    The Avian Stomach
    2. The "gizzard" which is located after the
    proventriculus, it is very muscular and is used for
    grinding food. Gizzard

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    The Small Intestine
     The small intestine varies in length depending on the diet. It is
    longer in herbivores (plant eating birds) and shorter in carnivores
    (flesh eating birds).
    Part of the
    small intestine

    Parts of the
    small intestine

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    The Small Intestine
     The functions of the small intestine
    are similar to the small intestine of
    ruminants and monogastrics

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    The Large Intestine

     The functions of the large intestine are similar to


    the small intestine of ruminants and
    monogastrics.

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    The Large Intestine

    Ruminants

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    The Large Intestine

    Monogastrics

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    The Large Intestine
     The "cloaca" which, is located at the terminal end of the large
    intestine is a chamber into which the urinary and genital canals
    open.
    Large Intestine

    cloaca

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    The Large Intestine

     At the junction of the small and large intestine is


    where the two "ceca" pouches are located.

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    The Large Intestine
     The two ceca pouches further contribute to aiding in fiber
    digestion and absorption.

    Ceca Pouch Ceca Pouch

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