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Animal Science 1 / Digestion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

liver.

b)

small intestine.

c)

teeth

d)

tongue.

2.

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.

3.

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

4.

The main function of the large intestine is to:

a)

absorb nutrients

b)

absorb water

c)

produce bile.

d)

store roughage.

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

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.

8.

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.

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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.

12.

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.

13.

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.

14.

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.

15.

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.

16.

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

a)

large intestine.

b)

rumen.

c)

small intestine

d)

stomach.

17.

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

a)

abomasum

b)

cecum

c)

reticulum.

d)

rumen

18.

The main function of the liver is to:

a)

absorb water.

b)

excrete feces.

c)

produce bile.

d)

ruminate

19.

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

a)

eggs.

b)

grit and gravel.

c)

metal objects.

d)

villi.

20.

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.