M1 Flashcards
1
Q
largest and main digestive center
A
rumen
2
Q
partially chewed grass goes into the large rumen where it is stored and broken down into balls of?
A
Cud
3
Q
how many quartz of saliva a mature cow produce per day?
A
50 quarts
4
Q
enzymes that break down fat
A
salivary lipase
5
Q
break down starch
A
Salivary amylase
6
Q
saliva’s most important function
A
Buffer ph levels
7
Q
this functions bidirectionally in ruminants that allow them to regurgitate their cud for further chewing
A
Esophagus
8
Q
used for fat synthesis
A
Acetate
9
Q
used for glucose synthesis
A
propionate
10
Q
the “honeycomb”
A
reticulum
11
Q
referred to as the “hardware stomach”
A
reticulum
12
Q
called the “paunch”
A
rumen
13
Q
Rumen pH
A
6.5 to 6.8
14
Q
called as the “many plies” or “butcher’s bible”
A
omasum
15
Q
the true stomach
A
abomasum
