Small Mammal Digestion Flashcards
Many herbivores have a narrow oral cavity compared to cats and dogs. They have no canine teeth but rather have…
A diastema (gap?) between the incisors and premolars.
The tongue is relatively immobile…
In rodents.
Hamsters and chipmunks have…
Well developed cheek pouches to store food.
The stomach in hamsters is divided into..
A glandular and a non glandular part.
Rabbits, guniea pigs and chinchillas have a capacious intestine and caecum..
Designed to house bacterial and protozoal populations, which digest hemicellulose and cellulose. The caecum and colon are often folded into haustrae to improve fermentation.
The caecum and colon are often folded into haustrae to improve fermentation by longitudinal bands of muscle known as…
Taenia.
Ferrets have no caecum
And a short colon.
