animal science Flashcards
absorption
Process of taking the digested parts of foods into the bloodstream.
abomasum
The true stomach, the site of digestion
amino acids
Compounds that are essential for growth and mainframe of the cells.
Anus
Opening at the end of the large intestines
avian digestive system
Bound in birds. The esophagus empties into the crop.
Bile
Yellowish-green bitter liquid produced by the liver. Stored in the gallbladder in all animals but the horse.
Cecum
Blind gut, the small intestine and large intestine joins.
Chyme
The left over food in the small intestine.
Crop
Where food is stored and soaked.
Cud
Ball like mass of rechecked food.
Digestion
Process of breaking down food into smaller substances
Digestive system
Consists of the parts of the body involved in chewing and digesting food.
Enzymes
Organic catalysts that speed up digestive process
eructated
Belched up, chewed and swallowed again
Feces
Food materials that are not digested or absorbed
Gizzard
Muscular organ. Normally contains stones or grinds of food.
intestinal juice
Glands of small intestine produce these.
monogastric digestive system
Simple digestive system, contains a single chambered stomach.
omasum
Small compartment that is the main sight for water absorption
Organs
Parts of digestive system that perform specialized functions.
pancreatic juice
Comes from pancreas, contains good stuff for our bodies.
pancreatic amylase
Changes starch in food into maltose.
pepsin
Breaks protein from the food into proteoses and peptones
pseudo-ruminant digestive system
Found in animals that eat large amounts of roughages but don’t have several stomach compartments.
reticulum
Second segment in the stomach
rumen
Largest section of the stomach and first compartment food enters.
ruminant
Animal with ruminant digestive system is called this.
rumination
Chewing the cud.
ruminant digestive system
Animals with a polygastric and one large chamber
salivary amylase
Changes starch to maltose or sugar.
stomach
Muscular organ that stores ingested food and moves it to the small intestine.
salivary maltase
Changes Maltose to glucose
villi
Absorbs water in the large intestine
trypsin
Breaks down proteins that aren’t broken down by pepsin.
