midterm Flashcards
2 major roles of digestive tract
barrier to the environment, digestion and absorption of nutrients
what metabolism happens in rumen?
aerobic and anaerobic metabolism
rumen epithelium
stratified squamous epithelium
metabolizes SCFA ad VFAs
reticulum
allows for rumination, reason why cows can eat fast, honeycomb lining, contains undigested feed and feed that is being digested
omasum
soccer ball, lots of folds, small particle size removes moisture. involved in water and VFA absorption
abomasum
true stomach, secretes acid and pepsin, reabsorbs water w lower pH (2-4). kills the microbes from the rumen to make protein.
esophageal groove
connects esophagus to omasum, in calves. allows milk to pass reticulorumen
duodenum
releases a lot of enzymes, first part of small intestine. starts at pylorus, digestion and absorption
jejunum
all coiled up, middle part of small intestine, lots of absorption bc so long
illeum
final section of small intestine, absorption and immune responses.
mucous secretion - brunners glands
mucus rich alkaline secretion produced, neutralizes acid, to lubricate and protet
Peyers patch
immune surveillance of intestinal rumen, where immune memory gets formed. facilitates immune response
cecum
large blunt tipped tube, where fermentation, absorption and passage happens
colon
connects midgut w rectum, site of fermentation, absorption and passage
gastrointestinal epithelium
mixture of absorptive, goblet, paneth and neuoendocrine cells. richness and diversity increases throughout the lower gut. cell junction proteins are expressed differently
rumen mat
several natural divisions in the rumen, gas rises to surface, partially digested feed settles to the bottom
4 R’s of ruminating
relaxation - esophageal sphincter allows digesta in
reverse peristalsis - feed up to mouth
re-masticating
re-swallowing
ruminal epithelium type
stratified squamous
intestinal epithelium
columnar
main polysaccharides digested by dairy cows
starch, cellulose, pectin, hemicellulose
butyrate
used for energy source for the rumen wall
propionate
primary glucose precursor of the cow
acetate
used for energy throughout the cow
microbial protein synthesis
incorporates ammonia, AAs and peptide into bacterial protein
fermentable carbs influence bacterial protein synthesis