Proventriculi

/prəʊˈvɛntrɪkʊlaɪ/

/proʊˈvɛntrɪkʊlaɪ/

Translation proventriculi into russian

Noun

proventriculi pl

proventriculus

proventriculi pl

The proventriculus is an important part of a bird's digestive system.

Желудочек является важной частью пищеварительной системы птицы.

Noun

The glandular part of a bird's stomach that precedes the gizzard, where initial digestion occurs.

The proventriculus secretes digestive enzymes to break down food before it reaches the gizzard.

A similar structure in insects, which is part of the foregut and helps in the initial digestion of food.

Insects have a proventriculus that grinds food before it passes to the midgut.