Animal Digesgtion

The process of forcing food back up in the esophogus so it can be cheded again is called:

• mastication

• prehension

• digestion

• rumination

The disease ruminant animals suffer from when they swallow foreign objects such as nails or wire is called:

• tetanus

• rabies

• hardware

• metalilic

If a laboratory pig's internal organ that contains feed and some liquids in it, what label should be put on that organ?

• Heart

• Lungs

• Stomach

• Uterus

Which enzyme in the stomach acts on proteins?

• Gastric lipase

• Salivary amylase

• pepsin

• Maltase

What term describes the beginning of the digestive proess, when the animal grasps feed to bring it into the mouth?

• Villi

• Mastication

• Prehension

• Rumination

What yellowish-green fluid produced by the liver acts on fats and fatty acids?

• Chyme

• Bile

• Enzymes

• Villi

Gas produced in the ruminant animal;s digestive system muyst be expelled to prevent the animal from:

• ruminating

• bloating

• chewing

• sgrinding

What part of the nonruminant's digestive system is the primary site for nutrient absorption?

• Small intestine

• Somach

• Large intestine

• Esophagus