Animal Digestion review

Which in the avian digestion system, what organ designed to add saliva back to food before it is digested?

• Mouth
• beak
• crop
• esophagus

For all of the digestion systems, the main function of the large intestine is to:

• Absorb water and adds mucus to the feces when formed
• Grind and squeeze
• Acts as the true stomach containing enzymes and acids
• Absorbs the main nutrients for the body

Which part of the avian digestive system contains grit or rock particles that grind up food?

• Crop
• gizzard
• esophagus
• Stomach

Which organ produces bile and acts on fats?

• Gall Bladder
• Pancreas
• Liver
• stomach

Which organ STORES bile and acts on fats?

• Gall Bladder
• Pancreas
• Liver
• stomach

Which two compartments make up for 85% of the ruminant digestive system?

• Rumen
• Reticulum
• Omasum
• Abomasum

T or F: The ruminant digestion system converts large amounts of roughages (Grass, hay) into amino acids for the body to absorb.

• True
• False

Which animal has an enlarged cecum located in between the small and large intestine to break down roughages?

• Cow
• Sheep
• Horse
• Pig

Which organ contains enzymes that break down food?

• Gall Bladder
• Pancreas
• Liver
• stomach

Which organ produces insulin?

• Liver
• Pancreas
• Gall Bladder
• Anus