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The mouth is at the beginning of the alimentary canal (digestive tract). The teeth in the mouth cut, tear and grind food and the salivary glands add mucous to moisten the food plus there are also some enzymes that are made in the mouth that start digestion.
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∙ 10y agoThe mouth is the actual beginning tot he alimentary canal (digestive system).
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Is the pancreas part of the alimentary canal?
The pancreas is a ductless gland that secretes hormones and is not technically part of the alimentary canal.
What is the last 6 to 8 inches of the alimentary canal?
The rectum is the name for the last six to eight inches of the alimentary canal.
What is another name for the alimentary canal?
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Which layer of the wall of the alimentary canal contracts to move materials through the canal?
The smooth muscles of the alimentary canal contract to move ingested material through the digestive tract.
What compose a gut or alimentary canal?
the alimentary canal consist of the gullet,stomach,small intestine,large intestine,rectum(front),anus(back)
How does the food move down toward the stomach?
A series of muscular contractions, which squeeze the alimentary canal, called peristalsis, are what moves food all the way through the alimentary canal, from beginning to end.
Where does the alimentary canal run from?
The alimentary canal runs from the mouth to the anus.
Use alimentary canal in a sentence?
What are the other names in medicine for the alimentary canal?
What is the canal of the digestive system?
The alimentary canal or the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
What are the differences between the alimentary canal of a bird and that of a cockroach?
They are the same
What is the system of the canal?
Alimentary Canal
What is alementary canal?
alimentary canal
Name the part of the alimentary canal where food enters the alimentary canal?
mouth (oesophagus)
What is an animal gut?
The alimentary canal or part of the alimentary canal usually the intestines and the stomach.
What is special about the alimentary canal of the roundworm?
alimentary canal of roundworm is complete with a well devoloped muscular pharynx
Why is the alimentary canal so long?
I think alimentary canal is 9metre
What are the differences between bird alimentary canal and insect alimentary canal?
There are several differences between a bird's and an insect's alimentary canals. A bird's begins with the beak while an insect's doesn't. A bird's alimentary canal has a tongue, pancreas and duodenum, while an insect's doesn't.
