Crop (anatomy)
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The crop is a thin-walled, expanded portion of the alimentary tract, which is used for the storage of food before digestion. The crop is an anatomical structure in vertebrate animals, such as birds, a
Two white-bellied parrots with bulging crops after feeding.
One greater flamingo-chick in Zoo Basel is fed on crop milk.
Gastrointestinal tract
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The gastrointestinal tract is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The tract is one of the largest of the body's systems. The GI tract contains all th
Crop (anatomy)
…The crop (also the croup, the craw, the ingluvies, and the sublingual pouch) is a thin-walled, expanded portion of the alimentary tract, which is used for the storage of food before digestion. The crop is an anatomical structure in vertebrate animals, such as birds, and invertebrate…
Diagram of human microbiota depicted in various regions of the gastrointestinal tract