Vocab 6.01 ANS 1

Front

Absorption is the process of simple molecules passing through cell membranes of the lining in the small intestine into the _______.

Back

bloodstream

Front

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, and they are essential for growth and maintenance of _______.

Back

cells

Front

Bolus is a small mass of feed once swallowed in _______.

Back

stomach

Front

Chyme is partially digested feed that is acidic, semifluid, gray, and pulpy that is produced in the stomach and sent to the small _______.

Back

intestine

Front

Enzymes are organic catalyst substances that speed up the digestive _______.

Back

processes

Front

Gastric juice is a liquid that contains water, mucus, hydrochloric acid, and digestive enzymes that are secreted by _______.

Back

gastric glands

Front

Microbes are single-celled organisms that are found in the rumen and reticulum and aid in _______.

Back

digestion

Front

Peristalsis is involuntary muscular contractions that create wavelike movements to move _______ contents.

Back

digestive

Front

Rumination is the process of forcing feed back up the esophagus to be chewed further to increase digestibility of roughages; occurs only in ruminant animals; also known as “chewing the _______.”

Back

cud

Front

Villi are small finger-like projections in the intestinal wall that increase the surface area and aid in digestive _______.

Back

absorption