Digestive System Flashcards
State a feature of a ruminants digestive system
Stomach has 4 chambers
Name the four chambers of a ruminants stomach
Rumen
Omasum
Reticulum
Abomasum
Name an example of a ruminant
Cow
State the functions of the rumen
Storage
Fermentation
Break down carbs
Break down plant material
State the function of the reticulum
Small, soluble particles are digested, larger insoluble particles are regurgitated
State the function of the Omasum
Absorbs water and salt
State a feature of the abomasum
It is the true stomach
Outline three features of the avian digestive system
Proventricular
Gizzard
Cloaca
Which digestive organ in the avian digestive system in the “true stomach”?
Proventricular
Outline the function of the gizzard
Ferments food
What is the purpose of the cloaca?
Waste expulsion
Reproduction/laying
State the types of digestion
Mechanical
Chemical
How is waste expelled from the cloaca?
Waste is expelled as one substance
