Digestion Flashcards
What is prehension?
Catching food
What is digestion?
the process of converting complex nutrients into forms that can be absorbed
What is mastication?
Chewing
What two types of digestion are there?
Chemical and microbial
What type of digestion do carnivores have?
Chemical
T/F Carnivores have an 80-90% meat based diet.
True
T/F Omnivores must digest meat and highly digestible plant components.
True
T/F Grains are fruits are hard to digest.
False
What kind of digestion do omnivores have?
Chemical and microbial (species dependent and very limited) digestion
What is an example of a forage or rufage?
Hay, fruit
Low digestible plant components are what?
high fiber and cellulose
What is a herbivore’s PRIMARY type of digestion?
Microbial
A dog, pig, cat, and human have a what tract?
Monogastric
A cow has a what tract?
Ruminant
A horse has a what tract?
Non-ruminant or Hindgut Fermenter
A bird has a what tract?
Modified monogastric
What is the mouth’s purpose?
Mastication, saliva,
What is the esophagus’ purpose?
Transport
What is the stomach’s purpose in a monogastric and non-ruminant?
Chemical digestion
What is the stomach’s purpose in a ruminant?
Microbial digestion
What is the small intestine’s purpose?
Digestion and little absorption
What is the cecum’s purpose in a monogastric and ruminant?
blind pouch
What is the cecum’s purpose in a non-ruminant?
Microbial digestion
What is the large intestine’s purpose in a monogastric, ruminant, non-ruminant, and modified monogastric?
Water absorption