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An Sci 1 Digestion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The part of a chicken's digestive system that connects the mouth to the crop is the: | esophagus |
| When the digestive system of a hen is inspected, the muscled, purplish colored organ that one sees is the: | gizzard |
| The end of the digestive system for livestock where the undigested part of the feed is passed out of the animal's body is the: | anus |
| The main function of the esophagus is to: | carry food |
| The digestive system begins at the mouth where food: | enters the body |
| The main function is to produce bile | liver |
| Stores bile | gallbladder |
| The part of the poultry digestive system where both feces and urine pass out of the body is the: | vent |
| Most food nutrients used by nonruminants such as swine are absorbed from the: | small intestine |
| The two parts, rumen and reticulum, make up ____ of a ruminants' stomach. | 85% |
| The large part of a ruminant's stomach that uses bacterial action to change large amounts of roughage into amino acids needed by the animal is the | rumen |
| When ruminants eat, the liquid part of their feed goes into the: | reticulum |
| The part of the ruminant's digestive system where partially digested feed is mixed with pancreatic juice, bile and intestinal juice is the: | intestines |
| The main function of the large intestine is to: | absorb water |
| When the digestive system of a mature cow is inspected, the tube-like structure that one sees connecting the mouth to the stomach is the: | esophagus |
| To help it function properly, a chicken gizzard usually contains: | grit |
| When the digestive system of a hog is observed, the dark brown organ beneath the stomach is the: | liver |
| The function of the crop in poultry digestion is: | storage |
| When the digestive system of a rooster is inspected, the enlarged sac-like structure with feed in it that one sees is the: | crop |