Gizzard

GIZZARD
  • The gizzard is a flattened biconvex disc and is the highly muscular portion of the alimentary tract and is capable of exerting pressures of up to several hundred pounds per square inch.
  • It is otherwise called as “Hen’s teeth” or “Grinding chamber” of the digestive system.
  • The mucous membrane of the gizzard is coated with a thick abrasion-resistant lining, which is formed by the hardening of the secretion of gizzard glands.
  • The secretion is called Koilin, a keratin like protein-polysaccharide complex.
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