Quiz 3

Question 1

sphincter muscle at the terminal end of the alimentary canal

Answer 1

anus

Question 2

vestigial portion of the cecum in humans

Answer 2

appendix

Question 3

secrete an alkaline mucous into the small intestine to protect against damage from stomach acid

Answer 3

Brunners gland

Question 4

structure often described as a “blind pouch”

Answer 4

cecum

Question 5

secretory pockets found at the base of the villi

Answer 5

crypts of lieberkuhn

Question 6

epithelial cell that makes up the surface of the villi

Answer 6

enterocyte

Question 7

accessory organ to the small intestine not found in horses

Answer 7

gall bladder

Question 8

mucous secreting cells embedded in the surface of the villi

Answer 8

goblet cells

Question 9

avian species that has a dilatable esophagus or “throat crop”

Answer 9

goose

Question 10

a handout fermenter classified as a colonic fermenter

Answer 10

horse

Question 11

lymph capillary found within the villi

Answer 11

lacteal

Question 12

proximal segment of the large intestine

Answer 12

large colon

Question 13

accessory organ to the small intestine that produces bile

Answer 13

liver

Question 14

thin, highly vascularized membrane that holds the small intestine in place

Answer 14

mesesntary

Question 15

projections on the luminal surface of an enterocyte that increases surface area for absorption

Answer 15

microvilli

Question 16

avian species that lacks a crop

Answer 16

owl

Question 17

accessory organ to the small intestine that lies within the first “S” loop of the duodenum

Answer 17

pancreas

Question 18

secrete lysozyme into the small intestine to kill bacteria

Answer 18

Paneth cells

Question 19

clusters of white blood cells that project into the lumen of the small intestine

Answer 19

Peyer’s patches

Question 20

hindgut fermenter species that is classified as a cecal fermenter

Answer 20

rabbit

Question 21

portion of the alimentary canal that lies within the pelvic cavity

Answer 21

rectum

Question 22

avian species that lacks a gizzard

Answer 22

sage grouse

Question 23

finger like projections in the mucosal lining of the small intestine that increase surface area for absorption

Answer 23

villi

Question 24

primary site of water reabsorption from the digestive tract

Answer 24

small colon