Where Does That Food Go?
Summary
After days of not seeing our shark cut open, we finally got the chance to see the insides. We cut open the shark and viewed the digestive tract. It was amazing to see everything the food goes through just come right back out. It has to go through things like the liver, spiral valve, and colon!
Digestive Part
Mouth
Esophagus
Cardiac Stomach
Pyloric Stomach
Rugae
Liver
Cardiac Sphincter
Pyloric Sphincter
Mesentery
Gall Bladder
Common Bile Duct
Pancreas
Duodenum
Ileum
Spiral Valve
Colon
Rectum
Cloaca
Function
Eating and capturing food
Connects pharynx with the stomach
Pumps Blood
Breaks down food
Help in the churning and mixing the food with digestive juices
Buoyancy
Makes the stomach reasonably airtight
Allows food to dribble into the intestines at a steady rate
Suspends visceral orangs
Holds bile
Helps bile travel to the duodenal section
Digestive glands
Connects the stomach to the intestine
Small intestine
Adds surface area to short intestine
Continuation of the valvular intestine
Holds hard waste
Reproductive parts
