digestive system
Do chickens have teeth?
No
This organ pumps blood through a chickens body.
What is the heart?
The fleshy red crest on top of the chickens head that helps them regulate body temperature.
What is a comb?
The pouch at the base of the neck, this pouch stores and moistens food before the food moves further into the chicken digestive tract.
What is the crop?
These blood vessels carry blood away from the chickens heart.
What are arteries?
The featherless lobes under a chickens beak that helps with cooling.
What are wattles?
main function of the large intestine
what is water absorption
This fluid carries oxygen, nutrients, and waste through the chickens body.
What is blood?
All chickens have visible external ears similar to mammals. (True or False)
False
(They have ear opening that are covered by feathers)
Chickens can digest some cellulose (fiber) thanks to bacteria located in the ceca? (True or False)
True
This chamber receives blood returning to the heart in chickens.
What is an atrium?
The joint between the lower thigh and the shank, equivalent to the human ankle.
what is the hock?
Why is the proventriculus called the "true stomach"?
Because it is the first place where digestive enzymes and acids are added to start the chemical breakdown of food.
Tis circuit carries blood from the heart to the lungs and back again.
What is pulmonary circulation?
Featherless areas on the skin located between the feather-bearing tracts.
What are apteria?