Digestive system of a bird 3.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? Environmental and Land-Based ScienceThe different parts of the system and their purposesGCSEOCR Created by: HazelWilson02Created on: 22-02-18 10:55 Picks up food and the food is swallowed whole Beak 1 of 8 Storage sack that holds the food until it is digested Crop 2 of 8 Produces enzymes that digest large insoluble into smaller soluble ones Stomach 3 of 8 Tough bag surrounded by muscle which contains grit which crushes up food Gizzard 4 of 8 Where digestion of food by enzymes is completed and some food is digested Small intestine 5 of 8 Where excess water is removed from the food Large intestine 6 of 8 A blind tube that increases area for absorbtion in the small intestine. Not very important in birds. Caecum 7 of 8 Where faeces is passed out Vent 8 of 8
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