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WorksheetsAvian Digestion
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What organ in the avian digestive system functions similarly to the stomach in a human?
Ceca
Crop
Cloaca
Proventriculus
The gizzard in a bird functions similarly to what part in a human?
Gall bladder
Liver
Teeth
Cecum
Food is moved through the esophagus and crop primarily through what process?
Drinking water
Saliva production
Peristalsis
Mechanical digestion
The proventriculus is to chemical digestion as the gizzard is to _________?
Nutrient absorption
Mechanical digestion
Waste removal
Bile production
The primary location for nutrient absorption is the _____?
Proventriculus
Cloaca
Large intestine
Small intestine
Which of the following are not part of the avian digestive system?
Teeth
Duodenum
Stomach
Esophagus
Ceca (cecum)
Which of the following are only found in the avian digestive system?
Beak
Crop
Gizzard
Pancreas
Cloaca
The (a) stores food and releases it as needed. It moves into the proventriculus via esophageal peristalsis.
What is the last part of the small intestine?
(a)
Order the parts of the digestive system in the order in which food would pass through them. (Not all parts are listed.)
Beak
Crop
Proventriculus
Gizzard
Cloaca
