Livestock Digestive Systems

Question 1

This structure controls the passage of air and feed

Answer 1

Pharynx

Question 2

urinary and fecal materials are mixed together in poultry

Answer 2

Cloaca

Question 3

The substance that emulsifies fats

Answer 3

bile

Question 4

blind-ended tube found at the junction of the small intestine and the large intestine of poultry

Answer 4

ceca

Question 5

Vitamins and minerals are absorbed into the blood stream here.

Answer 5

small intestine

Question 5

The muscular organ that aids in digestion by mechanically mixing and grinding food in an avian

Answer 5

gizzard

Question 6

This is the passageway for food and water from the mouth to the stomach

Answer 6

esophagus

Question 7

This is considered the “true stomach” in ruminants

Answer 7

abomasum

Question 8

the act of swallowing

Answer 8

deglutition

Question 9

The organ consist of two glands, the endocrine gland and the exocrine gland

Answer 9

Pancreas

Question 10

This organ stores bile

Answer 10

gallbladder

Question 11

This organ’s purpose consists of detoxification of harmful compounds, metabolism of proteins, carbs, and lipids, storage of carbohydrates when needed, and destruction of red blood cells

Answer 11

Liver

Question 12

This organ’s purpose is the storage of food in the avian

Answer 12

crop

Question 13

This is the act of bringing food into the mouth

Answer 13

prehension

Question 14

This is the act of chewing

Answer 14

mastication

Question 15

Where urinary and fecal matter exit the avian digestive tract

Answer 15

vent

Question 16

5 to 15% of fiber is digested here

Answer 16

cecum

Question 17

This is part of a livestock anatomy that is responsible for secreting hormones such as insulin and glucagon

Answer 17

endocrine gland

Question 18

This stomach absorbs water aids in grinding food and absorbs volatile fatty acids

Answer 18

omasum

Question 19

The majority of water is absorbed here

Answer 19

colon

Question 20

Secretes fluids necessary for digestion

Answer 20

exocrine gland