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Why do starfish need to produce large amounts of digestive juices?
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∙ 16y ago
Because they don't have teeth to crush food, they swallow the food whole then let the digestive juices break it down. Starfish don't exactly swallow either. They extrude their stomachs out over their prey. This works well if you feed on clams - you put your stomach inside the clam's shell; little chance of getting a clam out of its shell. This method of feeding suffers a good deal of leakage (as you can well imagine) so the starfish is required to produce lots of digestive juices to make up for the losses.
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What does the digestive system produce?
The digestive system creates alot of juices. like Gastric juices, digestive juices in the schmach such as hydrochloric acid. Also Insulin, Enzymes, Saliva, and Bile.
Do glands in the stomach produce the first digestive juices used in the digestive process?
The first digestive juices are those produced in saliva that is excreted into the mouth.
Where is digestive juices produced?
Digestive juices is produced in the stomach and small intestine. The mouth does not produce digestive juices, it is only saliva. The food will stay in the stomach for 2-5 hours and digestive juices are added to make it softer and then, the food travels to the small intestine where more digestive juices are added.
Does glandular tissues produce enzymes?
They produce digestive juices, a combination of chemicals and enzymes including; HCL, intrinsic factor, and pepsinogen.
What is produce digestive juices?
"Produce digestive juices" Digestive juices are produced by your body in your mouth (saliva) stomach (acids) and in many other places down your digestive system, they help break down the food we eat and the other things we drink or take (eg:drugs/medication). If there were no digestive juices our body would not be able to use our food for our advantage
Can a starfish turn its stomach inside out?
The Starfish pushes it's stomach out through its mouth and slips it into a small crack in the molluscs interior and the digestive juices get to work and the job is done.
I produce digestive juices which are released into the duodenum i also produce a hormone called insulin and release it into the bloodstream?
Then you must be the pancreas!
What is the location and function of hepatic cecum in starfish?
The hepatic cecum is part of the digestive tract. It apparently functions both to secrete digestive juices and to help absorb nutrients from the food. "Hepatic" means it relates to the liver. Although Starfish do not have a liver, the hepatic cecum may be similar to the liver of vertebrates.
Would the blood vessels carry digestive juices to the digestive system?
Blood vessels do not carry digestive juices to the digestive system. Digestive juices are either secreted directly into the lumen of the digestive tract, or are carried by ducts, as with bile and pancreatic juice.
Does large intestine have digestive juices?
Yes. That is your body's way of getting rid of digestive juices.
What digestive juices do digestive system releases?
help the digestive system
What is digestive jucies?
The digestive juices are the secretions of the digestive tract that break down food. They include saliva, gastric juice, pancreatic juice, bile, and intestinal juice. The digestive juices are secreted by different organs, vary widely in chemical composition, and play different roles in the digestive process. Each is constantly produced by the body in small amounts, but the presence of food as it passes through the digestive tract causes increased production and secretion.
