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WorksheetsANS1 - 7.02 Digestion
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The part of the ruminant’s digestive system where partially digested feed is mixed with pancreatic juice, bile, and intestinal juice is the:
cecum
omasum
large intestine
small intestine
When ruminants eat, the liquid part of their feed goes into the:
abomasum
cecum
reticulum
rumen
When one looks at the digestive system of a mature cow and inspects the stomach, the compartment that appears to be much larger than the other compartments is the:
abomasum
omasum
pancreas
rumen
The two parts that make up about 85% of the four-part ruminant stomach are the:
abomasum and omasum
cecum and liver
reticulum and rumen
small and large intestines
When the digestive system of a rooster is inspected, the enlarged sac-like structure with feed in it that one sees is the:
cloaca
colon
crop
yolk sac
When the digestive system of a hog is inspected, the opening on the end farthest from the mouth is the:
anus
cloaca
colon
vent
To help it function properly, a chicken gizzard usually contains:
eggs
grit and gravel
metal objects
villi
When the digestive system of a mature cow is inspected, the tube-like structure that one sees connecting the mouth to the stomach is the:
colon
esophagus
pancreas
small intestine
The function of the crop in poultry digestion is:
absorption
excretion
grinding
storage
When the digestive system of a hog is observed, the dark brown organ beneath the stomach is the:
esophagus
liver
rumen
small intestine
What part of the nonruminant digestive system receives, churns, and mixes the feed and adds gastric juice to help in the digestive process?
cecum
large intestine
small intestine
stomach
The main function of the esophagus is to:
break down roughage into amino acids.
chew feed into smaller particles.
connect the mouth to the stomach.
produce bile.
The end of the digestive system for livestock where the undigested part of the feed is passed out of the animal’s body is the:
anus
aorta
esophagus
small intestine
The part of a chicken’s digestive system that connects the mouth to the crop is the:
cloaca
colon
esophagus
ventriculus
Most food nutrients used by nonruminants such as swine are absorbed from the:
large intestine
rumen
small intestine
stomach
The poultry digestive system has several special parts because poultry have no:
liver
small intestine
teeth
tongue
When the digestive system of a hen is inspected, the muscled, purplish colored organ that one sees is the:
cloaca
gizzard
rumen
small intestines
The large part of a ruminant’s stomach that uses bacterial action to change large amounts of roughage into amino acids needed by the animal is the:
abomasum
omasum
reticulum
rumen
The main function of the large intestine is to:
absorb nutrients
absorb water
produce bile
store roughage
The part of a ruminant’s stomach that is the true stomach where gastric juice acts on the feed is the:
abomasum
omasum
reticulum
rumen
The digestive system begins at the mouth where food:
absorbs into the animal's body
enters the animal's body
is stored for later use
leaves the body as feces
The part of the poultry digestive system where both feces and urine pass out of the body is the:
crop
gizzard
small intestine
vent
The part of the poultry digestive system that crushes feed particles and mixes them with digestive juices is the:
cloaca
crop
gizzard
vent
The main function of the liver is to:
absorb water
excrete feces
produce bile
ruminate
