General Digestion
The three types of digestion.
Mechanical, Chemical, Microbial
Type of digestion occurring in the rumen.
Microbial
Building blocks of protein.
Amino acids
Substance stored in the gallbladder that helps to digest lipids.
Bile
Type of digestion occurring in the abomasum.
Chemical
Ruminant digestive organ that is most similar to the stomach of the pig.
Abomasum
Pancreas
Ruminant digestive organ characterized by honeycomb structures along the inside lining.
Reticulum
Process that occurs following digestion, primarily in the small intestine.
Absorption
Fingerlike projections in the small intestine that increase surface area for absorption.
Villi and/or microvilli
The four chambers of the ruminant "stomach" in order from first to last.
Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum
Enzyme that digests starch.
Amylase
The three segments of the small intestine in order from first to last.
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
Fingerlike projections in the rumen that increase surface area for absorption.
Papillae
The smallest volatile fatty acid that only contains two carbons.
Acetic acid / Acetate