Question

What is the function of the pyloric caeca in a starfish?

Answer 1

Answer:

The pyloric stomach has two extensions into each arm: the pyloric caeca. These are elongated, branched hollow tubes that are lined by a series of glands, which secrete digestive enzymes and absorb nutrients from the food.

Explanation:

It is used in digestion of food in fishes

Answer 2

Answer:

The job of the pyloric caeca is to secrete enzymes that break down food to be used as energy. The sea star must excrete waste, which travels down an intestine that leads to the anus, which protrudes from the center of the disc on the oral surface of the sea star.