Figure 41.0 Animals eating: foal, bear, and stork
Figure 41.1 Homeostatic regulation of cellular fuel
Figure 41.2 A ravenous rodent
Figure 41.3 Obtaining essential nutrients
Figure 41.4 Essential amino acids from a vegetarian diet
Figure 41.5 Storing protein for growth
Table 41.1 Vitamin Requirements of Humans: Water-Soluble Vitamins
Table 41.1 Vitamin Requirements of Humans: Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Table 41.2 Mineral Requirements of Humans
Figure 41.6 Suspension-feeding: a baleen whale
Figure 41.7 Substrate-feeding: a leaf miner
Figure 41.8 Fluid-feeding: a mosquito
Figure 41.9 Bulk-feeding: a python
Figure 5.2 The synthesis and breakdown of polymers
Figure 41.10 Intracellular digestion in Paramecium
Figure 41.11 Extracellular digestion in a gastrovascular cavity
Figure 41.12 Alimentary canals
Figure 41.13 The human digestive system
Figure 41.14 From mouth to stomach: the swallowing reflex and esophageal peristalsis (Layer 3)
Figure 41.15 Secretion of gastric juice
Figure 41.19 The structure of the small intestine
Figure 41.16 The duodenum
Figure 41.17 Enzymatic digestion in the human digestive system
Figure 5.15 The 20 amino acids of proteins: nonpolar
Figure 5.16 Making a polypeptide chain
Figure 41.18 Activation of protein-digesting enzymes in the small intestine
Figure 41.19 The structure of the small intestine
Restrictive surgery—adjustable gastric banding
Restrictive surgery—vertical banded gastroplasty
Malabsorptive operation
Figure 41.x1 Large intestine
Figure 41.20 Dentition and diet
Figure 41.21 The digestive tracts of a carnivore (coyote) and a herbivore (koala) compared
Figure 41.22 Ruminant digestion
Figure 41.x2 Termite and Trichonympha