External Anatomy
This part of a goat is used to see and is located on the side of its head
Eyes
This is where food first enters the goat's body.
mouth
This organ pumps blood throughout a goat's body
What is a Heart?
This Body part helps goats walk and climb rocky terrain.
What are hooves?
Goats are ruminants, meaning they chew this regurgitated food
What is a cud?
This substance carries oxygen and nutrients in the body
what is blood?
Male goats often grow these hard structures on their heads for defense and dominance
What are Horns?
The first stomach compartment stores and ferments food in goats
What is a rumen?
These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
This small, dangling skin under a goat's chin is sometimes present in certain breeds.
What are Wattles?
This stomach Compartment acts like a filter, trapping foreign objects.
What is the reticulum?
These tiny vessels allow the exchange of oxygen and nutrients in tissues.
What are Capillaries?
This top area of a goat's back, between the shoulder blades, is used to measure height.
What are withers?
This Stomach compartment is known as the "true stomach" in goats.
What is the abomasum
This Chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the entire body.
What is the left ventricle?