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In 4-8 sentences compare the digestive body system of human to the digestive body system of frog

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The human and frog digestive systems both have organs involved in digestion and nutrient absorption, but there are differences in the structure and process of digestion.

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The human and frog digestive systems have some similarities and differences. Both systems have organs such as the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines that are involved in the digestion and absorption of nutrients. In the human digestive system, food is broken down in the stomach by gastric juices and then further digested in the small intestine. Nutrient absorption occurs in the small intestine, while waste accumulates in the large intestine. In contrast, the frog digestive system has a simpler structure. The frog swallows food whole, and digestion is primarily carried out in the stomach. Nutrient absorption happens in the small intestine, and undigested waste is eliminated through the cloaca.

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Humans and frogs are both heterotrophic, vertebrates, free-living animals that needs to feed to survive. The digestive sytem is a complex part of both animals being the characteristics of these diverse. Humans have forming their digestive system strong teeths to chew their food (mechanical digestion), with a tongue (straitght tip, not sticky) attached to the back of the mouth, long small intestine (divided into three parts, which the chemical digestion happening in the jejunum), the elimination of the undigested materials occur through the rectum, and one appendix. However, the frogs, don't have strong teeths (teeth in this species is only to holp the prey), don't chew their food, their tongue (tip folded backwards, very sticky) is attached to the startting point of the mouth, short small intestine (with two parts, the chemical degistion occurs in the duodenum), the elimination of the undigested materials occurs through the cloaca, and they don't have an urethra or appendix. Most of the digestive system of these animals are similar, being some of the differences in the anatomy and function of the parts of the digestive system, like the fact that frogs does not drink water, or chew their food, while humans have a mechanical and chemical parts of the digestive process because of the chewing in the mouth. Therefore, most of the differences between the human and frog digestive system exists because of the environmental and evolutionary differences between the species.

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