WorksheetsDigestive Systems
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Ruminants have what kind of stomach?
Single compartment
2-compartment
3-compartment
4-compartment
Which animal has a monogastric digestive system?
Pig
Cow
Sheep
Goat
What is considered the “true stomach” within the avian species?
Rumen
Crop
Gizzard
Proventriculus
What is the scientific name of the process of forcing feed back up the esophagus to be chewed further, increasing digestibility called? “Chewing their cud”.
Prehension
Rumination
Absorption
Monogastric
What accessory organ produces bile?
Pancreas
Gallbladder
Liver
What part of the avian digestive system combines both the digestive and reproductive tracts, allowing for excretion of waste and an egg?
Crop
Cloaca
Ceca
Esophagus
What is the term used to describe involuntary muscular contractions that help to move canal contents called?
Peristalsis
Prehension
Absorption
Enzymes
Which is NOT a section of the small intestine?
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Album
What is the correct order of the ruminant digestive system?
Mouth, esophagus, rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum, small intestine, cecum, large intestine, anus
Mouth, esophagus, rumen, omasum, abomasum, reticulum, cecum, large intestine, small intestine, anus
Mouth, esophagus, rumen, reticulum, abomasum, omasum, cecum, small intestine, large intestine, anus
Mouth, esophagus, rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum, large intestine, small intestine, cecum, anus
Birds do not have teeth.
In avian digestion, what is the function of the gizzard?
Stores and softens feed from saliva secretions
Absorbs water and adds mucus to the undigested feed to form feces
Feed is crushed and mixed with digestive juices by muscular contractions
What is the primary site of nutrient absorption?
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Colon
Cecum
Horses have gallbladders.
True
False
How many ceca (blind pouch/pouches that store soft undigested feed) do birds have?
1
2
3
4
What accessory organ produces digestive enzymes such as Trypsin and Lipase.
Kidney
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
