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Avian Digestion

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What organ in the avian digestive system functions similarly to the stomach in a human?

a)

Ceca

b)

Crop

c)

Cloaca

d)

Proventriculus

2.

The gizzard in a bird functions similarly to what part in a human?

a)

Gall bladder

b)

Liver

c)

Teeth

d)

Cecum

3.

Food is moved through the esophagus and crop primarily through what process?

a)

Drinking water

b)

Saliva production

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Mechanical digestion

4.

The proventriculus is to chemical digestion as the gizzard is to _________?

a)

Nutrient absorption

b)

Mechanical digestion

c)

Waste removal

d)

Bile production

5.

The primary location for nutrient absorption is the _____?

a)

Proventriculus

b)

Cloaca

c)

Large intestine

d)

Small intestine

6.

Which of the following are not part of the avian digestive system?

a)

Teeth

b)

Duodenum

c)

Stomach

d)

Esophagus

e)

Ceca (cecum)

7.

Which of the following are only found in the avian digestive system?

a)

Beak

b)

Crop

c)

Gizzard

d)

Pancreas

e)

Cloaca

8.

The (a)   stores food and releases it as needed. It moves into the proventriculus via esophageal peristalsis.

9.

What is the last part of the small intestine?

(a)  

10.

Order the parts of the digestive system in the order in which food would pass through them. (Not all parts are listed.)

a)

Beak

b)

Crop

c)

Proventriculus

d)

Gizzard

e)

Cloaca

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)