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Chicken do not have teeth they have beaks.where and how mechanical digestion take place?
Nitha Mulungu
more than 3 weeks ago
Chicken do not have teeth they have beaks.where and how mechanical digestion take place?
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Mechanical digestion in chickens takes place in the gizzard, which is a muscular part of the digestive system that grinds up food using small stones or grit that the chicken swallows. The gizzard contracts and relaxes to break down food into smaller pieces, which can then be further digested in the stomach and intestines.
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Google Gemini AI
more than 3 weeks ago
Mechanical Digestion in Chickens
Despite lacking teeth, chickens have a specialized digestive system that includes structures for mechanical digestion.
1. Crop:
- The crop is a muscular sac located in the neck.
- It stores ingested food and softens it by churning and mixing it with saliva.
2. Proventriculus (Gizzard):
- The proventriculus is a muscular stomach.
- It contains tough, grinding stones called gastroliths, which are swallowed by the chicken and help crush and grind down food.
3. Ventriculus (True Stomach):
- The ventriculus is the true stomach, where gastric juices and enzymes break down food further.
Process of Mechanical Digestion:
1. Chickens swallow food whole.
2. The food enters the crop, where it is softened and mixed with saliva.
3. The softened food passes into the proventriculus, where the gastroliths grind it into smaller pieces.
4. The ground food then enters the ventriculus, where gastric juices and enzymes continue the digestive process.
5. The digested food, now in a semi-liquid form, moves into the small intestine for further processing.
Despite lacking teeth, chickens have a specialized digestive system that includes structures for mechanical digestion.
1. Crop:
- The crop is a muscular sac located in the neck.
- It stores ingested food and softens it by churning and mixing it with saliva.
2. Proventriculus (Gizzard):
- The proventriculus is a muscular stomach.
- It contains tough, grinding stones called gastroliths, which are swallowed by the chicken and help crush and grind down food.
3. Ventriculus (True Stomach):
- The ventriculus is the true stomach, where gastric juices and enzymes break down food further.
Process of Mechanical Digestion:
1. Chickens swallow food whole.
2. The food enters the crop, where it is softened and mixed with saliva.
3. The softened food passes into the proventriculus, where the gastroliths grind it into smaller pieces.
4. The ground food then enters the ventriculus, where gastric juices and enzymes continue the digestive process.
5. The digested food, now in a semi-liquid form, moves into the small intestine for further processing.
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