Animal Nutrition and Digestion Review

Food starts to break down in the _____

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

• mouth

After food is swallowed, the ______.

• Esophagus moves broken down food into the stomach.

• The mouth swallows to move food into the small intestine.

• The large intestine moves digested food into the small intestine.

• The stomach moves food into the mouth where it's broken down.

The _______ stirs an animals food and mixes it with digestive juices.

• stomach

• small intestine

• esophagus

• large intestine

What type of system does a human and dogs have?

• Avian
• Monogastic
• Ruminant

What type of system does a cow have?

• Monogastric
• Avian
• Ruminant

What type of a system does a horse and rabbit have?

• Monogastric

• Ruminant

• Hind-gut fermenter

What type of system do poultry have?

• Ruminant
• Avian
• Monogastric

What is the name of the muscular organ that contains stone and grit in an Avian system only?

• Ruman
• Gizzard
• Cecum
• Crop

is the process of breaking down food into simple substances that can be absorbed by the body.

• Rumination
• Digestion
• Bile

____________ is a muscular organ that stores ingested food and moves it into the small intestine.

• Stomach
• Large Intestine
• Esophagus