Monogastric
monogastric means what?
One or single stomached animal.
The process that occurs in the cecum and large intestine of herbivores with a single-chambered stomach.
Hindgut fermentation
Where most nutrients are absorbed and food is digested in an avian system?
Small intestine
The 4 stomachs in a Ruminant system are called?
the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum.
An animal with a 3 chambered stomach is a_______?
Pseudoruminant
Humans, pigs, horses, rabbits, dogs are examples of what digestive system?
Monogastric.
Hindgut fermentation allows animals to digest cellulose and other complex carbohydrates into energy and _____.
Nutrients.
Birds consume what to help grind up their food?
The ruminant stomach occupies almost __ percent of the abdominal cavity?
75%
Pseudomonas animals have just a large ___ and don't regurgitate their food.
Cecum
True or false- Monogastric animals digest food using a variety of enzymes and acids, starting in the mouth with saliva.
True
horses, rhinos, rodents, rabbits, and koalas. are examples of what digestive system?
Hindgut fermenter
The large intestine has what 3 parts?
caeca, colon, and cloaca.
A honeycomb-like structure that traps large particles and helps with food sorting.
Reticulum function.
True or False- Pseudoruminant animals eat food that is rich in roughage.
True, although they are not necessarily herbivores, they consume all kinds of foods.
The liver creates what to help break down fat globules?
Bile
Hindgut fermentation is vital for the health of animals that eat what kind of food?
Plant Material.
The muscular portion of the avian stomach is called what?
gizzard
Examples of Ruminant animals
Cattle, sheep, goats, deer, giraffes, and antelope
Sloth, Boar, Hippo are examples of what?
Pseudoruminant animals