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Assignment: Dogfish Shark Dissection
http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/courses/bio204/lab3_frameset.htm
Fill in the table with the functions of the digestive tract, comparing the digestive system
of a mammal with Necturus and the Dogfish. For equivalent structures, write same,
absent or the new structure.
Organ
Function in Mammal
Esophagus
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Dogfish
Equivalent
Links top of
cavity to oral
cavity, pharynx
with stomach.
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Stomach
Connects from
the esophagus to
intestines. In the
shape of J.
Breaks down
ingested food.
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Pyloric
sphincter
Small
intestine
Sharks have
small and large
intestines called
spiral valved
intestines which
serve the same
purpose of aiding
in digestion. The
small intestine is
much shorter
than humans.
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Large
intestine
Sharks have
small and large
intestines called
spiral valved
intestines which
serve the same
purpose of aiding
in digestion. The
large intestine is
much shorter
than humans.
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Caecum
This is a point
that divides the
small and large
intestines.
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Anus
Waste is
excreted through
paralysis of the
sphinctor
muscles and it is
located by the
tail
(anal gland)
NEW
STRUCTURE
Pancreas
It is connected
with the lower
stomach and
duodenum and
secretes into the
duodenum
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Spleen
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kinds of bacteria to prevent illnesses
such as pneumonia and meningitis.
Gall
bladder
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Loacted by the
liver, it stores
bile created by
the liver and
helps with
buoyancy
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Liver
This is the
largest organ in
the dogfish and
stores oil which
is used for
energy. The low
specific gravity
of the oil gives
the shark some
buoyancy.
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