A. Write the function(s) of:
1. Digestive juices in stomach
2. Oesophagus
3. False feet in Amoeba
4. Taste buds
5. Mucus in stomach
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a) 1) The digestive functions of saliva include moistening food, and helping to create a food bolus, so it can be swallowed easily. 2)HCL in stomach provides acidic medium to PEPSIN for its better work, and also help in digestion of food. ... 1)pepsin break down protein into smaller amino
b) The oesophagus is a muscular tube, about 25cm long, with a sphincter (valve) at each end. Its function is to transport food and fluid, after being swallowed, from the mouth to the stomach. No absorption of nutrients takes place in the oesophagus. A mouthful of food which has been chewed and swallowed is called a bolus.
c) Pseudopods, or false feet, are found in many protozoa from the brain-eating amoeba to the radiolaria. ... For example, the amoeba is able to change shape and move by pushing cytoplasm outward, creating pseudopods that act as an anchor to pull it forward. They also use the pseudopods to surround and capture
d) Taste buds are sensory organs that are found on your tongue and allow you to experience tastes that are sweet, salty, sour, and bitter
e) Gastric mucus is a gel-mucous barrier secreted by epithelial cells and glandular cells in the stomach wall. It acts as part of a barrier that protects the stomach wall from the acid and digestive enzymes within the stomach lumen.
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