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    The document is a quiz about the digestive system with 7 multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. It asks the student to label and describe the major components and functions of ruminant, avian, equine, and other digestive systems. Specifically, it addresses the purpose of organs like the rumen, reticulum, cecum and how their structures relate to the types of foods different animals can digest.

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    The document is a quiz about the digestive system with 7 multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. It asks the student to label and describe the major components and functions of ruminant, avian, equine, and other digestive systems. Specifically, it addresses the purpose of organs like the rumen, reticulum, cecum and how their structures relate to the types of foods different animals can digest.

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    Digestive System Quiz

    Name ____________________________________ Date: _________________

    Digestive System

    1. Draw and label a ruminant digestive tract with the 4 main compartments as well as the large
    and small intestine and esophagus.

    2. Describe in full sentences how an avian digestive system works.

    3. Describe the primary purpose of each of the following organs.


    a. Large Intestine

    b. Stomach

    c. Small Intestine

    d. Esophagus

    e. Mouth

    f. Cecum
    4. The purpose of the reticulum is to
    a. Combine enzymes with the food for digestion.
    b. Squish the food particles up.
    c. Filter out harmful or large substances.
    d. Digest the roughage and let the body absorb energy into the blood.

    5. The purpose of the rumen is to


    a. Digest forage for nutrient use
    b. Feed a microbic population enough roughage that they can survive, then die to be
    digested.
    c. Hold fluids
    d. Ruminate

    6. Why is the cecum on a horse enlarged? What types of food can they eat as a result?

    7. List one animal as an example for each type of digestive system:


    a. Monogastric:

    b. Avian:

    c. Modified Monogastric:

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