Animal Nutrition Exam 1

Which is not a GIT classification?

• Ruminant
• Monogastric
• Hindgut Ruminant
• Hindgut fermenter

All these animals are monogastric, EXCEPT?

• Chicken

• Sheep

• Pig

• Turkey

All are functions of saliva, EXCEPT?

• Enzymes

• Taste

• Buffer

• Moisten

The digestive system begins at the ______.

• mouth
• stomach
• small intestine
• esophagus

Select the area of the small instestine where proteins, starches, and fats are broken down

• duodenum
• cecum
• ileum
• jejunum

The large intestine is the major site of absorption

• True
• False

The large intestine is the major site of fermentation in hindgut fermenters.

• True
• False

What is the purpose of the liver?

• produce bile
• store bile
• stores fats
• produce enzymes

ALL these organs are important in fat digestion, EXCEPT?

• Liver
• Pancreas
• Gallbladder
• Stomach

These are all organs specific to the avian, EXCEPT?

• Crop
• Gizzard
• Omasum
• Proventriculus