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Digestive System

Digestive System is the category for questions regarding the breakdown and absorption of food-stuffs in our alimentary canal. Questions about the stomach and intestines can be included in this category.

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What happens when cough drops are inserted into your rectum?

WHAT?! Are you the same kind of person that will put beer in his butt because you can get drunk faster that way?! Good Grief!

How do you help a gerbil recover from food deprivation?

You don't have to do anything. Fresh fruit and vegetables arnt available in the dessert where gerbils originate from so it is no a necessary requirement in their diet. If you want them to eat fresh foods I would look up all the foods they can eat and try them on different things there must be something they like. Also if they weren't feed fresh foods by the first owner they won't be used to it or want it. My gerbils don't like fresh foods they just leave them. I tried them on different things. I found out one of them likes dandelion leaves but they all love stale, whole meal bread so you could try them. Gerbils can also eat lettuce, apple, various berries ( look up which are OK, carrots, bananas as well as other things.

How long for a python to digest a pig?

After a couple days its ok to start handling your snake again. However, it takes about 3 -4 days for your burmese to digest its prey. Like the Retic, they move their food through their systems very quickly. That's why they can be fed a couple times a week if they're young.

How long does it take for cats to digest food?

It takes a cat on average 6 to 7 hours to completely digest a meal. It will all depend on if the cat eats one large meal a day or several smaller meals.

Compare what happens to digested nutrients and undigested food in a crayfish?

The digested nutrients undergo a series of cephalothoraxes that leave the undigested food under constant. (Mr. Greminger's class)

What kind of digestive system does a hydra have?

i think a hydra has a incomplete digestive system called the-gastrovascular system

Why do you have to go to the bathroom?

It could mean that you have a bladder infection or your bladder has failed in which case you would probably need an operation to fix the problem. Not to scare you but you'd be better off asking a doctor for his or her opinion in this matter.

It means you drink too much or have a bladder infection

Which organ Is the largest in the digestive system in an earthworm?

As with most creatures the feeding organ of an earthworm is the mouth. Located behind the mouth is the pharynx which acts as a suction pump; its muscular walls draw food back.

Do sponges digest?

Sponges don't actually have distinct resipratory, circulation, digestive or excretory systems. To feed, they filter out food particles from the water which flows through them. The particles go into the Osteia (pores) and are internally digested by Pinacocytes or Archaeocyte which partially push themselves through the wall of the Osteia.

However, bacteria-sized particles - which constitute around 85% of the sponges diet - which are too small to be consumbed by the Pinacocytes or Archaeocyte pass through the Osteia and are caught by the Choanocytes.

The Archaeocytes then transport the food in vesicles away from the cells which directly digest food to those which do not.

What are the parts of the digestive tract through which food passes in an earthworm?

The food enters the pharynx, then through the esophagus, then acts as a passageway between the pharynx and the crop. Then it goes through the gizzard.

How long does it take for tiny dog to digest several cooked chicken bones?

3 minutes

NO. Never, ever let you little dog get hold of chicken bones. The bones can splinter and cause intestinal perforation.

Why is the interaction a frogs digestive and circulatory system important for its survival?

Well.... The frog needs nutrients in order to survive. When the frog would eat its food, the food would go down through the digestive system, where obviously the food would break down. Then the circulatory system would take the broken down food and spread the nutrients that were taken from the food, all across the frogs body.

So the main answer is that a frogs digestive and circulatory system are important for its survival because the frog needs nutrient given to its body. The two systems work together to break down the food and spread the nutrients across the frogs body.

- This was the way I answered a question on my lab.

Is it ok for guinea pigs to digest cardboard?

Yes! Definately! I know of guinea-pigs that eat it all the time! It is normal behaviour and is simply alike to us humans eating biscuits. Don't worry! Other weird things that guinea-pigs will eat include; Wood Their cage! Newspaper PS. Never attempt to feed guinea-pigs, (or any other creature for that matter), any substance that may be regarded as harmful.

How does a sperm whale digest its food?

Sperm Whales are carnivores and feed on several species. The most notable prey species are the giant squid, the colossal squid, octopuses, and diverse fish like demersal rays, but the main part of their diet consists of medium-sized squid. Due to their sheer size, some prey may be taken incidentally while eating other items.

How long does it take a giraffe to digest food?

Giraffes have four stomachs to help them digest food. Leaves and plants are the main diet of the giraffe. They are hard to digest, and the four stomachs give them longer digestion times.

How does the gizzard and the inward fold of the intestine help the earthworm digest food?

The gizzard grinds up all the food to the intestine can absorb it. The inward fold of the intestine, also known as the typhlosole, adds surface area to the intestine. That gives the earthworm's intestine more absorptive surface area. The gizzard and the inward flap of the intestine work together to let the worm absorb more of what it takes in.

How did birds digest there food which do not have teeth?

Birds evolved from dinosaurs, and the earliest types actually had teeth. The problem with teeth is that they are heavy, and need heavy jawbones to support them, so lighter, faster birds evolved with horny beaks, and outcompeted the earlier versions, which became extinct.

How does a frogs digestive system differ from a humans?

There are several differences between the human and frog digestive system. There are no villi in the small intestine of a frog. Frogs also have dull teeth used only for chewing and a sticky tongue for catching prey.
A humans digestive system starts with their mouth, enzymes in saliva help food to break down, along with their teeth. A human has villi in their small intestine, a frog does not. A Frog has weak teeth in the back of their mouth to physically break food, a human has it at the front.
A major difference is the lack of villi in a frogs small intestine, and most of the digestion takes place in the small intestine of a frog. Humans have villi and most digestion happens in the stomach.
One main difference between a frogs digestive system and a humans is that frogs have no villi in their small intestines. Another difference is that the human tongue is located at the back of the mouth while the frog's tongue is located at the front of the mouth.
The biggest difference between the human and frog digestive system is the species of animal in which is it in. A human chews its food before pushing it to the stomach, where as a frog tends to swallow things whole.
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Do dogs eat grass when they have a stomach ache?

Yes. I usually catch my dog eating it, that's when i know shes sick.

How are frogs and humans digestive system similar and different?

Frogs are predators, eating small reptiles, mammals, insects and fish. Their method of obtaining food is generally to wait until the prey gets near than pounce and swallow whole. As such most of the initial digestion takes place within the stomach where digestive enzymes break down the prey. The small intestine is relatively short as digestion in the frog is the absorption of nutrients aided by secretions from the gall bladder (pronounced) and return circulation from the intestine to the livers (very large relative to the whole). The large intestine is very large and sack like. Very little in the way of recovery of water is needed as frogs are amphibians and water loss is generally not a problem . Frogs expel the contents of the all at once. Dependent on the abundance of food supply the transit time though the system can be very short and the food expelled can be only partially digested.

How is energey tranferred through a food chainn?

Lets start with the sun. The sun's energy gets absorbed by the plant. Then the animal such as a rabbit eats the plant. The energy from the plant goes to the rabbit when the rabbit eats it. Then the rabbit gets eaten by a deer or another animal. The energy content being transferred gets lower and lower the farther it transfers through the food chain. Then afterwords lets say that a human would consume a deer. The energy from the deer would be transferred to us, humans.

What makes digestive juices?

gastric juice is the digestive juive secreted by the stomach.it contains water,hydrichloric acid and an enzyme. this acis kills germs(which may have entered along with the food)'and it activates a protein_digesting enzyme called pepsin.Pepsin digests proteins into peptones and proteoses