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Goat Anatomy Student Notes
Anatomy
_______________ is the science of the structure of animals
_______________ is the science that deals with the functions of living organisms and its
parts
_______________ pertains to the upper surface of the animal
_______________ relates to the lower and abdominal surface
_______________ applies to the front or head
_______________ pertains to the tail or rear
Internal Goat Anatomy
Heart
• The goat heart has ______ chambers
• The ______________ is the primary organ that pumps blood continuously through the
blood vessels in the body
• _______________________: collection chamber for deoxygenated blood
• _______________________: pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
• _______________________: collection chamber for oxygenated blood from lungs
• _______________________: pumps oxygenated blood to the body
Four stomach compartments of ruminant animals
For questions 1–4, list the four stomach compartments of a goat
1. ____________________
a. Largest compartment
b. Capacity of _____ to ______ gallons
c. Also known as the ________________
d. Breaks down fiber and other food
e. Fatty acids are absorbed through the rumen wall providing up to
__________percent of total energy required
2. ____________________
a. Known as the hardware stomach or ___________________________
b. Located below entrance of the esophagus into the stomach
c. Capacity is __________ - __________ gallons
3. ____________________
a. Known as the _________________
b. Consists of many layers of tissue that grind up food and remove water
c. Capacity is ___________ gallons
4. ___________________
a. Considered ‘_____________________________’
b. Breaks down food particles before they enter the __________
_____________________
c. Capacity of ___________ gallon
Esophagus
• Part of the ____________________ tract
• Passage from the ____________ to the _______________
• Acts like a tube that moves ingested material through wavelike __________________
Spleen
• Attached to the side of the ___________
• Function is to _______________________________ and manufacture blood cells
Kidney
•_________ - shaped organs that lie in the abdominal cavity
• 3 primary functions:
1.
2.
3.
Small Intestine
• Three parts: ________________________, ___________________ and
____________________
• Duodenum – as partially digested food enters, enzymes
______________________________ further into simple compounds
• Compounds are ______________________ into the bloodstream by a process in the
jejunum and ileum
• Lined with _________________: many small fingerlike projections that increase the
absorption
• Capacity is _______________ gallons
Cecum
• Also known as the ________________ ________
• Located at the junction of ____________ and ____________ intestines
• Feed materials are digested by
• Capacity is ___________ gallon
Large Intestine
• Consists of ____________ and ________________
• Primary functions include _________________________________________ and
further digestion of feed materials
• Capacity is __________ to _____________ gallons
• Stores until it can be passed through the anus
Female Reproductive System
• ______________: mature female goat
• Parts of the female reproductive tract:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Male Reproductive System
• ______________: mature male goat
• Parts of the male reproductive system:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Lungs
• Part of the _________________________ system
• Primary function is the exchange of gases: ________________ and
________________________, called respiration or breathing