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Is gallbladder and salivary gland the same?
No, the gallbladder and salivary gland are not the same. The gallbladder is an organ located under the liver that stores and concentrates bile, while salivary glands are responsible for producing saliva in the mouth to aid in digestion.
What organ in birds hold rocks that they swallow to help with digestion?
The organ in birds that holds swallowed rocks to aid in digestion is called the gizzard. The gizzard uses these rocks to grind up food before it moves on to the rest of the digestive system.
What is the first major organ used in digestion?
It is the small intestine, although the word small is hardly appropriate. It is around 30 feet long. ________ Hmmm. I think it would be the mouth. It may not be very large, but I believe it is a major organ. In any event, there is the stomach that would certainly be named before the small intestine.
What is the muscular tube like organ called that a planarian extends out of the mouth to aid in feeding?
The muscular tube-like organ that a planarian extends out of its mouth to aid in feeding is called a pharynx. The pharynx can be everted, allowing the planarian to suck in food particles and digest them externally. This adaptation is essential for their scavenging diet, as it enables them to consume a variety of organic matter.
What is Human saliva?
Human saliva is a clear, watery liquid that is produced by salivary glands in the mouth. It helps with digestion by breaking down food, moistening the mouth to aid in chewing and swallowing, and protecting the teeth from decay by neutralizing acids. Saliva also contains enzymes that start the digestion process.
What organ does fat digestion begin in?
Mouth?
What parts in the mouth aid in digestion?
Every part of the mouth aids in digestion. This includes the tongue and teeth. The mouth is responsible for the first part of digestion.
What organ does mechanical digestion occur in?
Stomach and Mouth
What is the main organ for digestion?
mouth, stomach, small and large intestine
Organ of digestion in a roundworm?
mouth, anus, intestines, pharynx
What accessory organ is important to mechanical digestion?
Teethyour mouth
What organ does digestion first begin began at?
The mouth is where literally begins,
What organ in the mouth begins the chemical digestion of food?
Salivary glands
What organ works with the digestive tract to release chemicals that aid in digestion?
The Pancreas.
What is the organ where the chemical digestion of starch begins?
I don't think of it as an organ, but chemical digestion of starch begins in the mouth, using saliva.
Which parts of the digestive system aid in chemical digestion?
Is the stomach but begins in the mouth.
Chemical digestion of carbohydrates begins in this organ?
Mouth: in saliva there is this amylase enzym to break it down to sugar(s)
