Quiz 2

Question 1

One of two mucous secreting regions of the stomach

Answer 1

cardiac region

Question 2

Species with the greatest number of taste buds

Answer 2

catfish

Question 3

Species with the fewest number of tastebuds

Answer 3

Chicken

Question 4

Stomach cells that secrete digestive enzymes

Answer 4

chief cells

Question 5

Disorder in ruminants, usually shortly after calving, in which the stomach becomes twisted

Answer 5

displaced abomassum

Question 6

Process that is impaired during luminal bloat

Answer 6

eructation

Question 7

structure that causes milk to bypass the reticulorumen during suckling in young ruminants

Answer 7

esophageal groove

Question 8

Muscular tube involved in deglutition

Answer 8

esophagus

Question 9

Anaerobic metabolism of nutrients by microbes

Answer 9

fermentation

Question 10

Region of the stomach where chief cells and parietal cells are located

Answer 10

fundic region

Question 11

Disorder in ruminants when bits of wire, nails, etc become trapped in the reticulum

Answer 11

hardware disease

Question 12

common name for reticulum in ruminants

Answer 12

honeycomb

Question 13

species that is a psuedoruminant

Answer 13

llama

Question 14

common name for omassum in ruminants

Answer 14

manyplies

Question 15

most common form of mechanical digestion

Answer 15

mastication

Question 16

tongue shaped projections in the rumen that increase surface area for absorption

Answer 16

papilla

Question 17

stomach cells that secrete HCl

Answer 17

parietal cells

Question 18

salivary gland found at the base of the ear that secretes a high volume of watery saliva

Answer 18

parotid

Question 19

common name for rumen in ruminants

Answer 19

paunch

Question 20

Y-shaped structure at the back of the throat that is part of both the respiratory and digestive tracts

Answer 20

pharynx

Question 21

gathering of food and bringing it to the mouth

Answer 21

prehension

Question 22

muscular valve at the junction of the stomach and small intestine

Answer 22

pyloric sphincter

Question 23

function of the esophagus not done in horses

Answer 23

regurgitation

Question 24

enzyme secreted by the abomasum in ruminants that is used in the cheese making process

Answer 24

rennin

Question 25

broad mucosal folds found inside the stomch

Answer 25

rugae

Question 26

process believed to have developed as a predator avoidance mechanism in ruminants

Answer 26

rumination

Question 27

savory taste (i.e. foods high in glutamate)

Answer 27

umami

Question 28

Acetate, Propionate, Butyrate

Answer 28

Volatile fatty acids

Question 29

what are the four salivary glands and where are they located

Answer 29

parotid - under the ear
zygomatic - under the eye
mandibular - under the jaw
sublingual - under the tongue

Question 30

what are the four regions of the pig stomach and where are they located

Answer 30

cardiac - top, away from entrance
esophageal - at entrance to stomach
fundic - bottom, away from stomach exit
pyloric - at exit of stomach

Question 31

what are the four regions of the ruminant stomach and describe them for identification

Answer 31

rumen - largest section
omassum - spherical
reticulum - bean
abomasum - leaving stomach