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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF VERTEBRATES

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Classifications, and diets
Energy requirements
General characteristics
Anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract
Motor activity
Digesta transit and retention
Digestion by endogenous enzymes, and absorption of end products
Microbial production of nutrients
Secretion & absorption of electrolytes & water
Neurohumerol control
Evolution