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liver
- 4 lobes: left medial, left lateral, right and caudal
- energy storage
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gall bladder and bile duct
- stores bile produced in liver, neccesary for break down of lipids
- duct connects gall bladder to intestines
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esophagus
- directs food to stomach
- dorsal to trachea
- end of esophagus when tract changes diameter
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stomach
- protein digesting enzymes
- high acid
- contains pylorus
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pylorus
thick muscular region before intestines (sphincter)
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spleen
- filter for bacteria and viruses
- produces WBC
- stores/processes RBC
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small intestine
- villi to increase SA
- duodenum and jejunoileum
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duodenum
- first u-shaped loop upon leaving stomach
- enzymatic break down of food
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jejunoileum
- rest of small intestine after duodenum
- absorbs carbs, proteins, vitamins, etc
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pancreas
- produces insulin and glucagon (hormones)
- pancreatic duct delivers pancreatic juices for digestion into duodenum
- contained in mesentary that spans intestines
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caecum
- posterior to small intestine
- caecal pellets with microbial metabolites
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vermiform appendix
blind end of caecum
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large intestine
- divided into:
- colon - extracts water and salts
- rectum - temp. storage for feces, expelled through anus
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