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animals must process larger amounts of food per gram of body weight, thus limiting their maximum gut capacity and digesta retention time. anatomy because of wide species variations, the digestive system of vertebrates is best described in terms of the headgut, foregut, midgut, pancreas, biliary system
, and hindgut. the headgut consists of the mouthparts and pharynx, which serve for the procurement and the initial preparation and swallowing of food. the foregut consists of an esophagus for the swallowing of food and, in most species, a stomach that serves for its storage and initial stages of digestion...
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