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animal Science- Digestive systems
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Undergraduate 1
12/08/2009

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What kind of __-vore are humans?
Definition
omnivore
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What kind of __-vore are pigs?

 

Definition
omnivore
Term

What kind of __-vore are dogs?

Definition
carnivore
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What kind of __-vore are poultry?

Definition
omnivore
Term

What kind of __-vore are cattle?

Definition
herbivore
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What kind of __-vore are sheep?

Definition
herbivore
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What kind of __-vore are goats?

Definition
herbivore
Term

What kind of __-vore are mice and rats?

Definition
omnivore
Term

What kind of __-vore are horses?

Definition
herbivore
Term
The GI tract ____food and _____digestive juices.
Definition

moves

secretes

Term
What is deglutition?
Definition
swallowing
Term
What is dentition?
Definition
teeth
Term
In herbivores, food passes from the esophagus into the _____
Definition
rumen
Term
the rumen is also called the ____
Definition
paunch
Term
matter from rumen passes into the _____
Definition
reticulum
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the reticulum is also known as the _____
Definition
hardware stomach
Term
food from the reticulum passes into the _____
Definition
omasum
Term
food from the omasum passes into the _____
Definition
abomasum
Term
Which stomach is the "true stomach"?
Definition
abomasum
Term
food from the abomasum enters the _______
Definition
small intestine
Term
food from the small intestine enters the ______
Definition
cecum
Term
food from the cecum enters the _____
Definition
large intestine
Term
the large intestine is also known as the ____
Definition
colon
Term
matter from the large intestine passes into the ______
Definition
rectum
Term
matter in the rectum exits out the ______
Definition
anus
Term
the small round looking stomach closest to the cow's neck is the ____
Definition
reticulum
Term
the small round stomach that sits back behind the reticulum is the ____
Definition
omasum
Term
what is feed called after it was been swallowed?
Definition
ingesta
Term
what is ingesta called after it leaves the rumen?
Definition
cud
Term
what is cud called after it leaves the "true stomach" (or only stomach in some animals)?
Definition
chyme
Term
What is chyme called after the nutrients (DEPs) have been absorbed?
Definition
fecal matter
Term
What is fecal matter called when it deposited outside the body?
Definition
feces
Term
The most important products of the rumen are_____
Definition
VFAs- volatile fatty acids
Term
Why are VFAs so important?
Definition
They are the major source of energy derived from feed
Term
If you have one stomach, you are ____
Definition
monogastric
Term
How many gallons can a cow's rumen hold?
Definition
40 gallons
Term
how many gallons can a cow's reticulum hold?
Definition
2 gallons
Term
how many gallons can a cow's omasum hold?
Definition
4 gal
Term
how many gallons can a cow's abomasum hold?
Definition
4 gal
Term
how many gallons can a cow's small intestine hold?
Definition
15 gal
Term
how many gallons can a cow's large intestine hold?
Definition
10 gal
Term
Because avians have no teeth, course feed must move to ____
Definition
the gizzard
Term
where in an avian's digestive tract is food stored that as recently digested?
Definition
in the crop
Term
what is a proventriculus?
Definition
a bird's stomach
Term
where in a bird will I find the chemical pepsin?
Definition
in the gizzard
Term
The liver is involved in ____formation of blood cells.
Definition
embryonic
Term
the liver is involved in ___ of aged blood cells
Definition
destruction
Term
What sugar is stored in the liver?
Definition
glycogen
Term
What organ detoxifies?
Definition
liver
Term
What hormone lowers blood glucose?
Definition
Insulin
Term
Where does insulin come from?
Definition
pancreas
Term
What two types of minerals are there?
Definition

micro

macro

Term
What two types of vitamins are there?
Definition

fat soluble

water soluble

Term
Is water a nutrient, compound, or both?
Definition
compound
Term
hay, silage, pasture, straw are examples of _____
Definition
roughage
Term
concentrates are low in ____
Definition
crude fiber
Term
concentrates are high in ____
Definition
Total Digestible Nutrients
Term
corn, barley, wheat, oats, rice, are examples of ___
Definition
concentrates
Term
give examples of feed additives
Definition

antibiotics, coloring, flavors, hormones

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