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Physiology & Medicine / Re: How Does Belly Differentiate Between Recently Eaten Food & Earlier Eaten Food ?
« on: 04/02/2025 23:10:18 »
For us humans, the intestinal tract is rather linear, so it deals with food in a first-in/first-out sequence, with various nutrients being drawn off at various stages along the way.
- In some cases, our digestive system can temporarily operate in reverse, such as after over-imbibing
For you and your bovine friends in the next field, food needs a bit more processing through 4 stomachs,
- Once the rumen starts getting full, it's time to have a rest and chew over the cud...
- This requires the esophagus to routinely operate in bidirectional mode
- As in all animals, the brain and nervous system around the gut put a lot of priority on processing food efficiently and safely (and animals which fail to do this tend to die out...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruminant#Digestive_system_of_ruminants
- In some cases, our digestive system can temporarily operate in reverse, such as after over-imbibing
For you and your bovine friends in the next field, food needs a bit more processing through 4 stomachs,
- Once the rumen starts getting full, it's time to have a rest and chew over the cud...
- This requires the esophagus to routinely operate in bidirectional mode
- As in all animals, the brain and nervous system around the gut put a lot of priority on processing food efficiently and safely (and animals which fail to do this tend to die out...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruminant#Digestive_system_of_ruminants
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