Ruminant and Monogastric Digestion

• Partially digested feed that is acidic, semifluid, gray, and pulpy that is produced in the stomach and sent to the small intestine

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Involuntary muscular contractions that create wave-like movements to move canal contents

What type of digestive system do cattle have?

• Ruminant

• Avian

• Simple monogastric

• Monogastric with functional cecum

Match the animal with the correct digestive system.

 Ruminant

• Cow

• Horse

• Chicken

• Pig

Which is the correct flow of food movement through the ruminant stomach?

• Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum

• Rumen, reticulum, abomasum, omasum

• Omasum, reticulum, rumen, abomasum

• Abomasum, omasum, rumen, reticulum

In ruminant digestion, where does most digestion occur?

• rumen

• reticulum

• omasum

• abomasum

How is the omasum able to grind and squeeze foods?

• It is in the middle of the stomach.

• It is pressed by other organs.

•  It contains sand and rock particles.

• It is folded like an accordion

Match the part of the ruminant stomach with its correct function.

 Holds solid material

• Abomasum

• Omasum

• Reticulum

• Rumen

Match the part of the ruminant stomach with its correct function.

 Holds liquid material

• Abomasum

• Omasum

• Reticulum

• Rumen

Match the part of the ruminant stomach with its correct function.

 Grinds and squeezes food

• Abomasum

• Omasum

• Reticulum

• Rumen