ANSC 201 Digestive System

ANSC 201 Digestive System
Abomasum - ANS-smaller, secrete acid and gastric fluids

Absorbed in the small intestine in monogastric - ANS-Starch, sugars, protein, lipids,
minerals, vitamins

Amylase - ANS-enzyme that breaks down starch

Bloat - ANS-gas build up, froth covers esophageal opening

Bolus formation - ANS-rolling food into ball by the tongue and pushing it to the rear of
the mouth

Carbohydrase - ANS-enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates

Cecum in Horse - ANS-microbial fermentation of cellulose/hemicellulose into volatile
fatty acids

Cephalic Phase - ANS-nerve impulse - prepares the stomach for incoming food

Cholecystokinin - ANS-hormone that controls bile secretion

Coprophagy - ANS-Rabbits eat fecal pellets

Crop function - ANS-moisten/lubricate, storage

Digestion in duodenum - ANS-Gastric digestion

Digestion in jejenum and illeum - ANS-Intestinal digestion

Ensalivation - ANS-mixing food with saliva

Enterogastric reflex - ANS-nerve reflex; reduce pumping action of stomach

enterogastrone - ANS-hormone released by small intestine- slows gastric fluid
production and flow rate

Eructation - ANS-burping