Ruminant Digestion - anatomy and physiology I

The main types of digestive systems are

• carnivore, herbivore and omnivore

• monogastric, pseudo ruminant, and ruminant, avian

• rumen, abomasum and reticulum

These are examples of ruminants:

• pigs, horses, humans and chickens

• sheep, goats, cattle, deer, giraffes

• pigs, sheep, cattle, chickens

• pigs, hippos, llamas

Ruminants have ___ complex stomach stuctures

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The ruminant structures are :

• oesophagus , mouth, teeth and cecum

• rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum

• stomach, small intestine large intestine

The rumen

• digests food

• absorbs nutrients

• ferments food

Which stomach is the largest in an adult ruminant?

(a)  

Which stomach has a honeycomb -like lining?

(a)  

True or false: the oesophagus of a ruminant is bi-directional.

• True

• False

Which stomach is called the "true stomach" and is most like the human stomach?

(a)  

True or false: there are billions of micro-organisms which live in the rumen/reticulum of ruminants.

• true

• False