Digestive System: Organs, Processes, and Essential Nutrients
Digestive System
Index
- Digestive Organs
- Digestion
- Indigestion
- Intestinal Digestion and Absorption
- Substances Found in Food
1. Digestive Organs
Types of Digestive Systems in Invertebrates
- Annelida
- Molluscs
- Arthropoda
Annelida
Annelids have a tube-like tract with two openings. These include:
- Mouth
- Muscular pharynx
- Crop (for storing food)
- Gizzard (with small grains of sand for crushing food)
- Intestine (runs through the body and ends at the anus)
Extracellular digestion occurs almost entirely along this tube.
Molluscs
The
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