The alimentary canal allows for food to travel in one direction (because it is a complete digestive tract) which means that the organic materials from the food can be taken to specialized regions that digest it and take in nutrients.
Also, more food can be eaten while previously eaten food is still digesting.
What are the other names in medicine for the alimentary canal?
The alimentary canal or the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Alimentary Canal
alimentary canal
mouth (oesophagus)
The alimentary canal or part of the alimentary canal usually the intestines and the stomach.
alimentary canal of roundworm is complete with a well devoloped muscular pharynx
No. Diastole refers to the cardiovascular system, and alimentary canal is in the gastrointestinal system.
The Alimentary System.
The small intestines is the longest organ in the alimentary canal.
Bile duct is the tube which connects liver to the alimentary canal
The large intestine is the region of the alimentary canal that produces no digestive enzymes.