Chapter 2 Flashcards
The function of this is to extract and absorb the nutrients in ingested feedstuffs.
Digestive system
This connects the animal’s diet with the metabolic activities that make life possible
Digestive system
What is a muscular tube that runs from the mouth to the anus
Digestive system
What is the function of the muscles of the tube
grind, mix and move feed
True or false: All animal’s don’t have microbial populations living in their digestive tubes, and most if not all animals can potentially benefit from the activity of these microbes
FALSE, All animals have microbial populations living in their digestive tubes
It works to degrade (digest/ferment) feed material in tube into absorbable compounds and to synthesize essential nutrients from ingested feed
The actions and secretions of the digestive system
What are the absorbable products of the digestion
monosaccharides, amino acids, peptides, fatty acids, monoglycerides, glycerol, vitamins and salts
