Digestion and

Nutrition
Specialized Feeding Mechanisms
Filter feeding

 Have a filtering device that that strains

food from water
 Baleen whales, sardines, flamingoes
Deposit feeding

 Utilizes
detritus that accumulates in the
sediments
 Annelids, mollusks
Fluid feeding

 Utilizes
biting, piercing or sucking before
taking in the fluid food items
 Mosquitoes, fleas, lice
Digestion

 Themechanical and chemical process of

breaking down food into smaller units for
absorption
Types of Digestion

 Mechanical Digestion-chewing, peristalsis,

segmentation
 Chemical Digestion-the breaking of food
using digestive enzymes
Nutrients broken during digestion

 Carbohydrates-simple sugars
 Fats-glycerol, fatty acids, monoglycerides
 Proteins-amino acids
Digestive System
Alimentary Tract
Mouth

 The receiving area of the food

 Housesthe teeth, tongue, and salivary
glands that help in breaking the food
through chewing and mixing with saliva
 The food mixed with saliva is the bolus
Esophagus

A segment of the alimentary tract that

connects the buccal region to the
stomach
 Passes
the food (chime) down to the
stomach through peristalsis
Stomach

 Providesinitial digestion, storage, and

mixing of food with digestive juices
Small Intestine

 Theterminal digestion and absorption

area of the digestive tract
 Divided into 3 segments
 Duodenum-first segment
 Jejunum-middle segment
 Ileum-last segment
Large Intestine

 Storage area of undigested materials

 Site
for water reabsorption together with
some vitamins and minerals
Rectum and Anus

 Exit point of undigested food (feces)

Accessory Organs

 Organs that are not part of the alimentary

tract
 Includes
the salivary glands, liver,
gallbladder, and pancreas
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