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Ag II Livestock Anatomy and Physiology

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Having a four compartment stomach for digestion

a)

Monogastric

b)

Ruminant

c)

Avian

d)

Pseudo-ruminant

2.

Having a single compartment stomach for digestion

a)

Monogastric

b)

Ruminant

c)

Avian

d)

Pseudo-ruminant

3.

The study of the structure or form of living things is known as

a)

biology

b)

anatomy

c)

physiology

d)

psychology

4.

The study of the function of living things is known as

a)

biology

b)

anatomy

c)

physiology

d)

psychology

5.

Tendons connect bone to bone in a skeletal system.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

In the body, what stimulates organs to perform specific functions including growth, fattening, reproduction, lactation, and egg laying?

a)

hormones

b)

enzymes

c)

cerebelum

d)

leukocytes

7.

Which endocrine gland controls all other glands in the body?

a)

parathyroid gland

b)

adrenal gland

c)

pituitary gland

d)

hypothalamus gland

8.

Another name for a ruminant is a

a)

polygastric

b)

monogastric

c)

pseudo-ruminant

d)

proventriculus

9.

Another name for a non-ruminant, such as a horse or rabbit, that uses an enlarged pouch in the intestine to help digest roughages is a

a)

polygastric

b)

monogastric

c)

pseudo-ruminant

d)

proventriculus

10.

The majority of bone (50%) is made of

a)

water

b)

mineral

c)

protein

d)

fat

11.

What allows a horse or rabbit to digest food and roughages like a bovine?

a)

a cecum

b)

a proventriculus

c)

a gizzard

d)

a omasum

12.

The directional terminology that means on the top or upper side of an animal is

a)

dorsal

b)

ventral

c)

anterior

d)

posterior

13.

The directional terminology that means on the bottom or underside of an animal is

a)

dorsal

b)

ventral

c)

anterior

d)

posterior

14.

The directional terminology that means towards the front of an animal is

a)

proximal

b)

distal

c)

anterior

d)

posterior

15.

The directional terminology that means towards the rear of an animal is

a)

cranial

b)

ventral

c)

anterior

d)

posterior

16.

The directional terminology that means towards the center of an animal (or towards the point of attachment) is

a)

proximal

b)

distal

c)

caudal

d)

posterior

17.

The directional terminology that means away from the center of an animal (or away from the point of attachment) is

a)

proximal

b)

distal

c)

caudal

d)

posterior

18.

The directional terminology that means towards the head of an animal is

a)

caudal

b)

cranial

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

19.

The directional terminology that means towards the tail of an animal is

a)

caudal

b)

cranial

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

20.

Which body system is responsible for production and regulation of hormones?

a)

nervous system

b)

lymphatic system

c)

endocrine system

d)

excretory system

e)

digestive system

21.

Which body system is responsible for filtering foreign substances from the body and produces white blood cells?

a)

nervous system

b)

lymphatic system

c)

endocrine system

d)

excretory system

e)

digestive system

22.

Which body system coordinates movement and response to sense systems?

a)

nervous system

b)

lymphatic system

c)

endocrine system

d)

excretory system

e)

digestive system

23.

Which body system filters waste products from the blood?

a)

nervous system

b)

lymphatic system

c)

endocrine system

d)

excretory system

e)

digestive system

24.

Since poultry do not have teeth to chew their food, what do they use to crush and grind that food?

a)

gizzard

b)

crop

c)

proventriculus

d)

reticulum

25.

Which list correctly names all four compartments found in the stomach of an animal such as a cow, sheep, or goat?

a)

stomach, small intestine, cecum, large intestine

b)

crop, gizzard, proventriculus, cloaca

c)

rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum

d)

cecum, rumen, proventriculus, omasum

26.

What is the common exit from the digestive and reproductive systems of poultry called (basically, what allows eggs and feces to exit the body in poultry)?

a)

circa

b)

crop

c)

cecum

d)

cloaca

27.

In the circulatory system, ????? carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart whereas ????? carry blood back to the heart.

a)

arteries, veins

b)

veins, arteries

c)

capillaries, veins

d)

arteries, capillaries

28.

Which of the following is TRUE concerning the URINARY system of poultry?

a)

poultry have no bladder and excrete solid urine with their feces

b)

poultry have a specialized bladder and excrete liquid feces and urine

c)

poultry have a muscular bladder and excrete separate urine and feces

d)

poultry have a non-expandable bladder and excrete feces with their liquid urine

29.

Which of the following is TRUE concerning the RESPIRATORY system of poultry?

a)

poultry have no lungs and use air sacs to breath

b)

poultry have relatively non-expandable lungs and use air sacs to breath

c)

poultry have a triple set of lungs that allow them to breathe while in flight

d)

poultry have just one lung and use air sacs in their bones to help them breathe

30.

Which of the following is TRUE concerning the DIGESTIVE system of poultry?

a)

poultry have a four compartment stomach and enlarged intestine

b)

poultry use an enlarged cecum to help digest the grit they consume

c)

poultry have a crop and gizzard to help the stomach food breakdown

d)

poultry have a non-expandable stomach and reticulum to digest food