Ruminant Review

What is a Ruminant animal

• Animals that have one stomach with 4 compartments

• Animals that have 4 stomachs with one compartment each

• Animals that have 1 stomach

• Animals that have 4 stomachs

What are the four compartments of a ruminant stomach?

• Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum

• Small intestine, Esophagus, Rumen, Monogastric

• Amylase, lipase, bile, chyme

• alkaline, omasum, jejunum, villi

Which of the following does NOT have a monogastric digestive tract?

• Human

• Pig

• Dog

• Sheep

Which of the following is NOT a way to describe the monogastric's diet

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

Which of the following is not a part of the small intestine?

• Bile

• Duodenum

• Jejunum

• Ileum

This group has one simple stomach that secretes acid

• Ruminant

• Avian

• Monogastric

• Post-gastric Fermenters

Which of the following ruminant compartments is a living microbial fermentation vat

• Reticulum

• Rumen

• Omasum

• Abomasum

This compartment's main job is absorption of water, volatile fatty acids, and other nutrients

• Omasum

• Rumen

• Reticulum

• Abomasum

Which part of the ruminant stomach ‘catches’ foreign objects and has a honey comb lining?

• Rumen

• Reticulum

• Omasum

• Abomasum

This is the first chamber of the ruminant stomach, it is a fermentation vat, where microbes are broken down:

• Rumen

• Reticulum

• Omasum

• Abomasum