I. Structure/Function ~ Alimentary Canal~

Foregut ~ Conduction, storage, digestion - esophagus- [crop (gizzard)]- stomach (1° digestion,mainly proteins) - monogastric (e.g. humans) - digastric (ruminants):Rumen/reticulum = bacterial fermentation Abomasum = digestion (~monogastric)

Foregut ~ Conduction, storage, digestion - esophagus - [crop (gizzard)] - stomach (1° digestion,mainly proteins) - monogastric (e.g. humans) - digastric (ruminants): Rumen/reticulum = bacterial fermentation Abomasum = digestion (~monogastric)