Digestive System Quiz 2023

Which region of the ruminant stomach is considered the "true stomach" because it contains digestive enzymes?

• rumen
• reticulum
• omasum
• abomasum

Which region of the ruminant stomach is the fermentation vat that produces a fiber mat? 

• rumen
• reticulum
• omasum
• abomasum

Which region of the ruminant stomach absorbs water and nutrients? 

• rumen
• reticulum
• omasum
• abomasum

Which region of the ruminant stomach can trap heavy objects? 

• rumen
• reticulum
• omasum
• abomasum

What can be done to prevent hardware disease in some domesticated ruminants? 

• only feed ruminants grass
• place magnet in reticulum 
• feed meat diet
• place magnet in palate

Structure A is the

• rumen
• reticulum
• omasum
• abomasum

Structure C is the

• rumen
• reticulum
• omasum
• abomasum

When ruminants "chew the cud", they are

• regurgitating food to chew it again
• belching to release gas from fermenting food
• passing gas! 
• regurgitating food they don't want

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