2007-12-27 10:29:29 · 12 answers · asked by tootru4u123 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizzard
2007-12-28 03:05:39 · answer #1 · answered by BLUE ORCHID 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anatomically referred to as ventriculus ,the term gastric mill is also used & suits the organ best.It is a thick walled muscular structure along the intestinal tract,its function is the grinding of undigestible matter to a form where it can be digested & nutrients easily assimilated.
The gizzard is lined by a stiff inner later that is thrown into folds ,grit & sharp stones swallowed by the bird lie trapped here & along with the strong muscular action of the gizzard walls ,help in grinding hard indigestible matter .
2007-12-28 00:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by dee k 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The gizzard, also referred to as the ventriculus, gastric mill, and gigerium, is an organ in the digestive tract found in birds, reptiles, earthworms, some fish, and other creatures. This specialized stomach constructed of thick, muscular walls is used for grinding up food. In certain insects and molluscs, the gizzard features chitinous plates or teeth.
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2007-12-27 18:38:00 · answer #3 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The gizzard is the best eating part of the chicken, especially when fried and sprinkled with a little Texas Pete hotsauce, and especially even more after a night of drinking in the 'ville.
2007-12-27 23:10:03 · answer #4 · answered by Roderick F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An organ that a bird uses to crush up the hard bits of their food. For example, turkeys swallow stones and when they eat something with bones, the gizzard crunches the stones against the bones and the bones get crushed so that the turkey can eat them.
2007-12-27 18:32:58 · answer #5 · answered by FantasyGeek 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
, also referred to as the ventriculus, gastric mill, and gigerium, is an organ in the digestive tract found in birds, reptiles, earthworms, some fish, and other creatures. This specialized stomach constructed of thick, muscular walls is used for grinding up food. In certain insects and molluscs, the gizzard features chitinous plates or teeth.
2007-12-27 18:32:50 · answer #6 · answered by Somnus 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
is an organ in the digestive tract found in birds, reptiles, earthworms, some fish, and other creatures. This specialized stomach constructed of thick, muscular walls is used for grinding up food. In certain insects and molluscs, the gizzard features chitinous plates or teeth.
2007-12-27 18:34:04 · answer #7 · answered by mike t 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's a muscle gizmo in poultry that grinds their food. It has little rocks in it and when the muscle squeezes, the grain or crickets or whatever they've eaten get ground up.
2007-12-27 20:00:25 · answer #8 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the part of the bird that the stones are in that they use to help digest their food.
2007-12-27 18:34:34 · answer #9 · answered by primalclaws1974 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bird stomach basically
2007-12-27 18:31:59 · answer #10 · answered by flkasdjflkasdj;lrf 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋