Animal Digestive System

What are the six major nutrients?

• Proteins, Water, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Vitamins, and Minerals.

• Lipids, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Soda, Minerals, and Vitamins.

• Water, Vitamins, Minerals, Glucose, Proteins, and Lipids.

• Water, Vitamins, Carbohydrates, Rocks, Lipids, and Proteins.

Which is a function of Proteins?

• Support bodily functions.

• Enhance palatability and calorie value of feed.

• Support biochemical reactions.

• Development and repair of body organs and tissues.

Which is a function of Carbohydrates?

• Support bodily functions.

• Enhance palatability and calorie value of feed.

• Support biochemical reactions.

• Development and repair of body organs and tissues.

Which is a function of Lipids?

• Support bodily functions.

• Enhance palatability and calorie value of feed.

• Support biochemical reactions.

• Development and repair of body organs and tissues.

Which is a function of Water?

• Support bodily functions.

• Enhance palatability and calorie value of feed.

• Support biochemical reactions.

• Development and repair of body organs and tissues.

Which is a function of Vitamins?

• Development and repair of body organs and tissues.

• Regulate digestion, absorption, metabolism, gland activity, and cell formation.

• Supports bodily functions.

• Aid in building body tissue, digestion, muscle activity, and transmission of messages through the nervous system.

Which is a function for Minerals?

• Development and repair of body organs and tissues.

• Regulate digestion, absorption, metabolism, gland activity, and cell formation.

• Supports bodily functions.

• Aid in building body tissue, digestion, muscle activity, and transmission of messages through the nervous system.

Mechanical Digestion...

• Begins in the mouth where the food is chewed and broken down into smaller pieces.

• Are where enzymes and acids reduce food particle size and change particles into forms that can be used by the animal.

Chemical Digestion...

• Begins in the mouth where the food is chewed and broken down into smaller pieces.

• Are where enzymes and acids reduce food particle size and change particles into forms that can be used by the animal.

What is Peristalsis?

• It is where nutrients are removed from the blood stream and used by the body organs.

• It is where nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream through the intestinal villi.

• A muscular contraction that causes food to move through the digestive tract.