GI Tract of Chicken Flashcards
1
Q
Transport food entering the mouth through the throat into the stomach
A
Esophagus
2
Q
Stores food temporarily
A
Crop
3
Q
Is the true stomach, where particle size reduction take place in the GI tract
A
Proventriculus
4
Q
Grinds the feed, instead of teeth
A
Gizzard
5
Q
Break and absorb nutrients needed by the body. Begin the digestive process
A
Duodenum
6
Q
Absorbs sugars, amino acids and fatty acids
A
Jejunum
7
Q
absorbs any final nutrients such as bile acid, B12, and fluid
A
Ileum
8
Q
Fermentation of any remaining coarse materials
A
Ceca
9
Q
Dehydrate what is left of the food and form it into stool
A
Colon
10
Q
Known as the vent, where chickens poop from, where the egg comes out
A
Cloaca
11
Q
Produces hormones that help aid digestion
A
Pancreas
