How is the digestive system of rabbit suited for herbivorous mode of feeding?

Explanation

(i) The digestive system of rabbit includes the alimentary canal and digestive gland.
(ii) The alimentary canal consists of mouth, buccal cavity, pharnyx, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, caecum, large intestine and anus. The digestive system is suited to the herbivorous mode of nutrition seen in rabbit.
(iii) Caecum is a thin walled sac present at the junction of small intestine and large intestine. It contains bacteria that helps in digestion of cellulose.
(iv) In rabbit the teeth are of different types.Hence, the dentition is called heterodont.
(v) There are three kinds of teeth in rabbits.
(vi) In rabbit it is written as `2033/1023` Canines are absent. The gap between the incisors and premolar is called diastema. It helps in mastication and chewing of food in herbivorous animals.