Little Brown Bat Digestive System
This bat has a very common digestive system. It has an esophagus that transports the food from its mouth to its stomach. The food is broken down there and sent into one long intestine that takes care of absorbing nutrients and making waste(1). It is then sent to the tube that goes to the anus , and the waste is excreted. Bats, dogs, and humans have very similar digestive systems.
(1)http://en.allexperts.com/q/Wild-Animals-705/2011/7/bat-digestive-system.htm
(1)http://en.allexperts.com/q/Wild-Animals-705/2011/7/bat-digestive-system.htm
Respiratory System (Gas exchange)/ Diffusion
The Brown Myotis has a respiratory system that is very similar to humans. They have a rib cage that hold the lungs and have systems, like the bronchioles, to diffuse oxygen to the rest of their body. They also have a trachea to direct the air into the lungs. They also inhale and exhale through the same airway(1). This animal uses cellular respiration to obtain energy from oxygen. Diffusion occurs in the lungs, when the oxygen is diffused into the blood stream through the alveoli and carbon dioxide exits the blood and leaves your body through an exhale.
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16215224
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16215224
Energy
The little brown bat is very similar to humans in which they get their energy from food. When they eat, the food goes through the digestive tract and the nutrients are absorbed in the intestines. They create ATP and glucose to provide energy.
Regulation
Bats are warm blooded, so they regulate their temperature with a steady body temperature controlled by a part of their brain called the hypothalamus.