Vertebrate Digestive Systems: Dietary Specialization

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Vertebrate Digestive SystemsDietary
Specialization
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OverviewUltimate Goal of Feeding
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OverviewEnergy Source
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
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OverviewDietary Preference
Herbivore
Carnivore
Insectivore
Omnivore
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Early Alterations in VertebratesSpecialized Gut
Tube
Foregut
Midgut
Hindgut
Anus / Vent
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Early Alterations in VertebratesAccessory Glands
and Organs
Salivary Glands
Pancreas
Liver
Gall Bladder
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Dietary Specialization Hagfish / Lampreys
Class Agnatha
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Dietary Specialization Hagfish / Lampreys
No Stomach
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Dietary Specialization Sharks
Class Chondrichthyes
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Dietary Specialization Sharks
Stomach Spiral Valve
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Dietary Specialization Bass, Perch, Salmon
Class Osteichthyes
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Dietary Specialization Bass, Perch, Salmon
Stomach Pyloric Ceca Long Intestine
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Dietary Specialization Frogs
Class Amphibia
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Dietary Specialization Frogs
Stomach, Small Large Intestine
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Dietary Specialization Birds
Class Aves
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Dietary Specialization Birds
Crop, Proventriculus, Gizzard
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Dietary Specialization Rabbits
Class Mammalia
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Dietary Specialization Rodents
Class Mammalia
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Dietary Specialization Horses
Class Mammalia
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Dietary Specialization Herbivores
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Dietary Specialization Rabbits
Cecum Hindgut Fermentation
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Dietary Specialization Horses
Cecum Hindgut Fermentation
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Dietary Specialization Cows, Deer
Class Mammalia
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Dietary Specialization Cows, Deer
4 Chambered Stomach Foregut Fermentation
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Dietary Specialization Cows, Deer
Ruminants
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Dietary Specialization Foregut vs Hindgut
Fermentors
Foregut
Hindgut
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Dietary Specialization Humans
Class Mammalia
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Dietary Specialization Snakes
Class Reptilia
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Dietary Specialization Snakes
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Dietary Specialization Conclusion
Alimentary canal has adaptations depending on
diet
These adaptations along with the accessory organs
will allow for effective digestion and absorption
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