4 parts of digestion 1. Ingestion 2. Digestion 3. Absorbtion 4. Elimination
Feeding styles (adaptations) Suspension feeders -sift small food particles through water Clams oysters baleen whales
Substrate-feeders -live in or on their food Caterpillars, worms
Fluid-feeders May not be parasites -hummingbirds and insects on nectar may be parasites that live on the fluid of other organisms -aphids (on phloem sap of plants) -mosquitoes (on blood of mammals) May not be parasites -hummingbirds and insects on nectar
Bulk-feeders -eat large quantity of food -most animals
Digestion occurs in specialized compartments The simplest is the gastrovascular cavity No anus Wastes leave via the mouth
Crop -moisten & store Gizzard -grind Intestine/ceca -absorb
Oral cavity
Bulk-feeders -eat large quantity of food -most animals
Human Digestive System True digestive structures vs. accessory structures Mechanical digestion vs. chemical digestion
Digestion begins in the oral cavity: chewing (mechanical digestion) and addition of saliva to food to form a bolus Salivary amylase digests starch and glycogen (chemical digestion) Antibacterial agents pharynx
Involuntary contractions of smooth muscle surrounding the digestive tract propels food Occurs in esophagus and the intestines
Stomach structure secrete pepsinogen. secrete HCl HCl converts pepsinogen into pepsin An adaptation which prevents stomach from digesting itself Mucus cells secrete mucus -lubricates and protects stomach
Helicobacter pylori
Including bicarbonate Bile emulsifies fat Physically breaks up fat globules Made in Liver Stored in gall bladder Including bicarbonate
Pancreatic enzymes (released into the duodenum via a duct) Trypsin (protein digestion) Pancreatic amylase (glycogen/starch) Lipase (fats) Nucleases (nucleic acids)
Intestinal enzymes (from wall of small intestine) Disaccharidases (maltase, sucrase, lactase) Dipeptidases
Anatomy of the small intestine
Villi Blood vessels LACTEAL -absorbs amino acids -absorbs monosaccharides -takes nutrient rich blood to liver LACTEAL -part of lymphatic system -contains fluid called lymph -collects components of fat digestion -will eventually empty into blood vessels
Hepatic Portal system
Large intestine (colon) Small intestine End of small intestine Rectum Anus Unabsorbed food material Appendix Cecum
Cecum is blind pouch at the intersection of the small and large intestines In humans it is a vestigial organ called the ????
Stomach Small intestine Cecum Colon (large intestine) Carnivore Fig. 21-13a Stomach Small intestine Cecum Colon (large intestine) Carnivore Herbivore