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Food is sucked into an earthworms digestive tract through a mouth-like opening called the prostomium by pressure formed in its muscular pharynx. Once ingested, food travels down a long esophagus into a chamber called the crop where food is temporarily stored. After a brief storage in the crop, the food is deposited into a muscular gizzard that is constantly churning to rub and breakdown stored food. Next, the food is released into the intestines where a series of enzymes break down the food even further. Once the food can no longer be broken down, it is finally absorbed through the intestinal wall. All materials that originally entered the prostomium and could not be digested continue down the intestine and ae expelled out the anus.
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Do the worms have digestive system?
No, worms do not have a stomach--they do have a crop and a gizzard, as part of the digestive tract. The mouth of the worm connects directly to this tract, which runs the entire length of it's body.
What phylum of worms has a true coelom and a complete digestive tract?
Annelida
What phylum consists of worms lacking a coelom and possessing a incomplete digestive tract?
platyhelminthes
What phylum consists worms lacking a coelom and possessing an incomplete digestive tract?
platyhelminthes
What phylum consists of worms lacking a coelom and possessing an incomplete digestive tract?
platyhelminthes
Which phylum of worms has a false coelom and a complete digestive tract?
aschelminthes
What is the last part of the digestive tract?
The anus is the last part of the digestive tract.
What is the wavelike movement of the digestive tract?
That wavelike movement of the digestive tract is known as peristalsis.
What are roundworm's?
Roundworm infections are diseases of the digestive tract and other organ systems caused by nematodes. Nematodes are parasitic worms with long, cylindrical bodies.
Do the liver and pancreas lay in the digestive tract?
The digestive tract consists of the mouth, the throat, the stomach, the intestines, the rectum, and the anus. The liver and pancreas are attached to the digestive tract by the means of tubes, so they can supply their own digestive fluids and enzymes, however they do not lay within the digestive tract.
What are the names of all parts of the digestive system?
the parts are: mouth, tongue, palate, bolus, teeth, espigolthis, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, gallbladder, liver, small intestine large intestine. if u don't feel satisfied u may look at WWW.encyclopedia.com
Where does food pass in the digestive system?
The Digestive Tract
