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Digestive System of the Dog

The digestive system absorbs and digests food and eliminates solid wastes from the body and includes the:

  • Mouth
  • Teeth
  • Salivary Glands
  • Esophagus and Stomach
  • Small Intestine
  • Large Instestine
  • Pancreas
  • Liver and Gall Bladder

Mouth

Artist's illustration of dog's mouth and tongue.

Teeth

Artist's illustration of dog's skull, focusing on the jaw and teeth.

Esophogus and Stomach

Artist's drawing of outside of stomach and esophugus.
Artist's drawing of the stomach with a line of dissection to illustrate the inside of the stomach.

Small Intestine

Large Intestine and Anus

Pancreas

Liver

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