Light micrograph transverse section of the gizzard of a domestic duck. The gizzard is a secretory part of the stomach. Food passes into the gizzard, which is also known as the muscular stomach or ventriculus. The gizzard is particularly thick and muscular in some species of birds, such as ducks, geese and gallinaceous birds. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Downer, Nigel |
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