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ANS1 - 7.02 Digestion

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The part of the ruminant’s digestive system where partially digested feed is mixed with pancreatic juice, bile, and intestinal juice is the:

a)

cecum

b)

omasum

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

2.

When ruminants eat, the liquid part of their feed goes into the:

a)

abomasum

b)

cecum

c)

reticulum

d)

rumen

3.

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:

a)

abomasum

b)

omasum

c)

pancreas

d)

rumen

4.

The two parts that make up about 85% of the four-part ruminant stomach are the:

a)

abomasum and omasum

b)

cecum and liver

c)

reticulum and rumen

d)

small and large intestines

5.

When the digestive system of a rooster is inspected, the enlarged sac-like structure with feed in it that one sees is the:

a)

cloaca

b)

colon

c)

crop

d)

yolk sac

6.

When the digestive system of a hog is inspected, the opening on the end farthest from the mouth is the:

a)

anus

b)

cloaca

c)

colon

d)

vent

7.

To help it function properly, a chicken gizzard usually contains:

a)

eggs

b)

grit and gravel

c)

metal objects

d)

villi

8.

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:

a)

colon

b)

esophagus

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

9.

The function of the crop in poultry digestion is:

a)

absorption

b)

excretion

c)

grinding

d)

storage

10.

When the digestive system of a hog is observed, the dark brown organ beneath the stomach is the:

a)

esophagus

b)

liver

c)

rumen

d)

small intestine

11.

What part of the nonruminant digestive system receives, churns, and mixes the feed and adds gastric juice to help in the digestive process?

a)

cecum

b)

large intestine

c)

small intestine

d)

stomach

12.

The main function of the esophagus is to:

a)

break down roughage into amino acids.

b)

chew feed into smaller particles.

c)

connect the mouth to the stomach.

d)

produce bile.

13.

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:

a)

anus

b)

aorta

c)

esophagus

d)

small intestine

14.

The part of a chicken’s digestive system that connects the mouth to the crop is the:

a)

cloaca

b)

colon

c)

esophagus

d)

ventriculus

15.

Most food nutrients used by nonruminants such as swine are absorbed from the:

a)

large intestine

b)

rumen

c)

small intestine

d)

stomach

16.

The poultry digestive system has several special parts because poultry have no:

a)

liver

b)

small intestine

c)

teeth

d)

tongue

17.

When the digestive system of a hen is inspected, the muscled, purplish colored organ that one sees is the:

a)

cloaca

b)

gizzard

c)

rumen

d)

small intestines

18.

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:

a)

abomasum

b)

omasum

c)

reticulum

d)

rumen

19.

The main function of the large intestine is to:

a)

absorb nutrients

b)

absorb water

c)

produce bile

d)

store roughage

20.

The part of a ruminant’s stomach that is the true stomach where gastric juice acts on the feed is the:

a)

abomasum

b)

omasum

c)

reticulum

d)

rumen

21.

The digestive system begins at the mouth where food:

a)

absorbs into the animal's body

b)

enters the animal's body

c)

is stored for later use

d)

leaves the body as feces

22.

The part of the poultry digestive system where both feces and urine pass out of the body is the:

a)

crop

b)

gizzard

c)

small intestine

d)

vent

23.

The part of the poultry digestive system that crushes feed particles and mixes them with digestive juices is the:

a)

cloaca

b)

crop

c)

gizzard

d)

vent

24.

The main function of the liver is to:

a)

absorb water

b)

excrete feces

c)

produce bile

d)

ruminate