WorksheetsRuminant Stomach
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a Ruminant animal
Animals that have one stomach with 4 compartments
Animals that have 4 stomachs with one compartment each
Animals that have 1 stomach
Animals that have 4 stomachs
What are the four compartments of a ruminant stomach?
Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum
Small intestine, Esophagus, Rumen, Monogastric
Amylase, lipase, bile, chyme
alkaline, omasum, jejunum, villi
Which of the following does NOT have a monogastric digestive tract?
Human
Pig
Dog
Sheep
Which of the following is NOT a way to describe the monogastric's diet
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Which of the following is not a part of the small intestine?
Bile
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
This group has one simple stomach that secretes acid
Ruminant
Avian
Monogastric
Post-gastric Fermenters
Which of the following ruminant compartments is a living microbial fermentation vat
Reticulum
Rumen
Omasum
Abomasum
This compartment's main job is absorption of water, volatile fatty acids, and other nutrients
Omasum
Rumen
Reticulum
Abomasum
Which part of the ruminant stomach ‘catches’ foreign objects and has a honey comb lining?
Rumen
Reticulum
Omasum
Abomasum
This is the first chamber of the ruminant stomach, it is a fermentation vat, where microbes are broken down:
Rumen
Reticulum
Omasum
Abomasum
Which part of the ruminant digestive system is considered the true stomach, it is where the digestion takes place?
Rumen
Reticulum
Omasum
Abomasum
What is Cud?
The saliva that was mixed with the food
Dark gray mixture after the food has been in the stomach
The peristalsis function
When the food goes down the esophagus
What does the abomasum do?
Breaks down food
nutrient absorption
water absorption
enzymes excreted
What stomach does a cow have?
Rumen Stomach
Ruminant Stomach
Reticulum Stomach
Paristalsis Stomach
Which part of the ruminant digestive system maximizes absorption, it is on the left side of the animal?
Rumen
Reticulum
Omasum
Abomasum
