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breaks down nutrients the animal uses for building blocks and maintenance
Digestive System
long muscular tube which is a collection of muscles which moves the feed bolus down
Esophagus
single-stomach animal with an enlarged cecum, which would include horses and rabbits
Modified Ruminant
finger-like projections which absorb nutrients
Papillae
act of gathering feedstuffs and getting them into the digestive system
Prehension
four-chambered stomach animals, which include cattle
Ruminant
process of chewing food, type of mechanical digestion where large feed particles are broken down into smaller and smaller particles with chewing
Mastication
muscular organ which continually contracts to churn food particles to make sure they are mixed with all of the enzymes to ensure chemical digestion happens properly
Stomach
simple stomach animals, including pigs and poultry which have modified tracts
Monogastric