Animal Science (digestive system)
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED, 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS— GRADED A+
Digestion ✔✔the process of breaking down food into simple substances that
can be absorbed by the body.
Absorption ✔✔the process of taking the digested parts of food into the
bloodstream.
Monogastric digestive system ✔✔simple digestive system. Single chambered.
Ruminant ✔✔contains one large stomach that is divided into 4 compartments.
(cattle, sheep, goats)
Rumen ✔✔largest section of the ruminant stomach. 60% of the stomach.
Contains bacteria that promote fermentation.
Reticulum ✔✔second part of ruminant stomach. Aids in keeping the food in
the rumen mixed with water and saliva.
Omasum ✔✔a small compartment that is the main sight for water.
Abomasum ✔✔the true stomach of a ruminant. Digests the microbs that have
passed with the food materials from the rumen.
Pseudo-ruminant ✔✔found in animals that eat large amounts of roughages.
These animals consume large amounts of roughages because they both have
an enlarged cecum and large intestine.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED, 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS— GRADED A+
Digestion ✔✔the process of breaking down food into simple substances that
can be absorbed by the body.
Absorption ✔✔the process of taking the digested parts of food into the
bloodstream.
Monogastric digestive system ✔✔simple digestive system. Single chambered.
Ruminant ✔✔contains one large stomach that is divided into 4 compartments.
(cattle, sheep, goats)
Rumen ✔✔largest section of the ruminant stomach. 60% of the stomach.
Contains bacteria that promote fermentation.
Reticulum ✔✔second part of ruminant stomach. Aids in keeping the food in
the rumen mixed with water and saliva.
Omasum ✔✔a small compartment that is the main sight for water.
Abomasum ✔✔the true stomach of a ruminant. Digests the microbs that have
passed with the food materials from the rumen.
Pseudo-ruminant ✔✔found in animals that eat large amounts of roughages.
These animals consume large amounts of roughages because they both have
an enlarged cecum and large intestine.
