animal science vocab terms alyssa Flashcards
Absorption
Process of taking the digested parts of food into the bloodstream
Abomasum
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Amino Acids
Are compounds that contain carbon hydrogen oxygen and nitrogen
Anus
Opening at the end of the large intestine butt hole
Avian Digestive system
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Bile
Yellowish green alkaline bitter liquid produced in the liver digestion of fats and fatty acids
Cecum
Blind gut is found where the small intestine joins the large intestine
Chyme
Acidic semifluid gray pulpy mass
Crop
Where the food is stored and soaked.
Cud
Ball like mass of food brought up from the stomach to be rechewed
Digestion
Is the process of breaking down food into simple substances that can be absorbed by the body
Enzymes
Organic catalysts they speed up the digestive process
Digestive system
Consists of the parts of the body involved in chewing and digesting food also moves the digested food through the animals body and absorbs the products of digestion
Eructated
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Feces
Food materials not digested or absorbed basically poop