Digestive System
How many stomach compartments does a cow have?
4
What organ pumps blood through a cow’s body?
Heart
What is the name of the top line of a cow’s back?
Back or topline
What is the first and largest stomach compartment called?
Rumen
What type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What do you call the loose skin hanging under a cow’s neck?
Dewlap
What process do cows use when they chew food again after swallowing?
Chewing Cud (rumination)
What type of blood vessels carry blood back to the heart?
Veins
What is the name for a cow’s shoulder area?
withers
Which stomach compartment is known as the “true stomach”?
Abomasum
What substance in blood carries oxygen?
Hemoglobin
What part of the cow is located between the ribs and hips?
Loin
Which compartment absorbs water and nutrients and has many folds (like pages)?
Omasum
What is the name of the circulation that moves blood between the heart and lungs?
Pulmonary Circulation
What is the name for the rear upper part of a cow, above the tail?
Rump