The proventriculus is part of the digestive system of birds, invertebrates and insects. ==Birds== The proventriculus is a standard part of avian anatomy. It is generally a glandular part of the stomach that may store and/or commence digestion of food before it progresses to the gizzard. The Encarta (2007) holds that the proventriculus is: Dr. Thom...
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The posterior section of the foregut.
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The glandular first portion of the stomach of birds, in which food from the crop (crop, avian) is mixed with peptic enzymes and passed to the gizzard. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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The anterior part of the stomach of a bird. Also the anterior part of the stomach of a fly.
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A bird's stomach has two parts - the anterior portion (proventriculus) and the gizzard (posterior portion.) The proventriculus is a glandular stomach that is a tube-like area that produces digestive juices (e.g., enzymes like pepsin and hydrochloric acid.)
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The upper part of the bird's two-part stomach; it is elongate and glandular, and secretes mucus, hydrochloric acid, and an inactive precursor to pepsin, an enzyme that digests protein.
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Forepart of the stomach, between the oesophagus and the gizzard.
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the true stomach of birds where pepsin and acid are produced
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the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard. · a similar enlargement in the alimentary tract of several invertebrates, variously modified for maceration and digestion.
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