Avian Digestion

Which of the following are only found in the avian digestive system?

• Beak

• Crop

• Gizzard

• Pancreas

• Cloaca

What organ in the avian digestive system functions similarly to the stomach in a human?

• Ceca

• Crop

• Cloaca

• Proventriculus

The proventriculus is to chemical digestion as the gizzard is to _________?

• Nutrient absorption

• Mechanical digestion

• Waste removal

• Bile production

Which of the following are not part of the avian digestive system?

• Teeth

• Duodenum

• Stomach

• Esophagus

• Ceca (cecum)

The ____ stores food and releases it as needed. It moves into the proventriculus via esophageal peristalsis.

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Order the parts of the digestive system in the order in which food would pass through them. (Not all parts are listed.)

• Proventriculus

• Cloaca

• Gizzard

• Crop

• Beak

The gizzard in a bird functions similarly to what part in a human?

• Gall bladder

• Liver

• Teeth

• Cecum

Food is moved through the esophagus and crop primarily through what process?

• Drinking water

• Saliva production

• Peristalsis

• Mechanical digestion

The primary location for nutrient absorption is the _____?

• Proventriculus

• Cloaca

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

Which part of the avian digestive system is responsible for grinding food?

• Beak

• Crop

• Gizzard

• Cloaca