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equine digestive

The equine digestive system for th BHS stage 2 examination

AreaFunction
Whiskers Feel for the food
Lips Gather the food
Inscisors Cut the food
Molars Chew the food
Tongue Forms a bolus and pushes food to the back of the mouth
Epiglottis Folds over entrance to trachea, preventing food from entering it
Soft Pallete Lifts to cover the trachea
Oesophagus Takes food from mouth to stomach
Cradiac Sphincter Entrance to stomach
Stomach Enzymes start to break down food
Pepsin Breaks down protein
Renin Coagulates milk
Lipase Begins to break down fats
Pyloric Sphincter Exit to stomach
Small intestine - Duodenum Emulsify fats - bile Other digestive juices
Small intestine - Jejunum Digestion of protein and soluble caarbohydrates Fats absorbed
Smaill intestine - Ileum Calcium and other minerals absorbed
Ileo-caecal valve Junction between ileum and Caecum
Large intenstine - Caecum Bacteria start to break down cellulose
Large intestine - Large colon Bacteria continue to break don cellulose
Large intestine - Small colon Water, minerals and remaining nutrients absorbed
Large intestine - Rectum Droppings are formed and stored
Anus End of digestive system Controls waste expulsion
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