KEY FOR QUIZ 3:
BASIC DIGESTION/ABSORPTION
Topic # 3045
By: Alisa Amy Kowalski
1.
Give an example of a nonruminant (monogastric)
Pigs, Humans, Bears, Dogs
2.
Name the four compartments of the rumen stomach
Reticulum –honeycomb
Rumen –paunch
Omasum –manypiles
Abomasum –true stomach
3.
How many gallons can a mature cow’s rumen hold?
40-60 gallons
4.
What does VFA stand for?
Volatile Fatty Acids
5.
What is the scientific term for an animal chewing its cud?
Regurgitation
6.
What are non-ruminants with an enlarged cecum sometimes referred to?
Pseudo-ruminants
7.
What are finger-like projections that line the intestines called?
Villi
8.
Define parasitism
Relationship in which one organism depends on another for some
essential food factor, often detrimental to host.
9.
What is the name for a food ball that is brought up from the rumen?
Bolus