7.3 Flashcards
Digestive system varies between animals.
1
Q
Ruminants are…
A
Animals with hooves, and have four chambers in their stomach.
2
Q
The 4 chambers are…
A
Rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum.
3
Q
Grass is swallowed b and goes to the 1st chamber the…
A
Rumen.
4
Q
In the rumen grass is…
A
Mixed with different bacteria to break down cellulose walls.
5
Q
Cows (something) grass, and chew it over again to help (something) break down the (something).
A
Regurgitates, bacteria, nutrients.
6
Q
2nd stomach is the…
A
Reticulum.
7
Q
The recticulum traps…
A
Any unwanted things.
8
Q
It then goes to the…
A
Omasum.
9
Q
The omasum…
A
Filters out fine particles and water.
10
Q
Finally it enters the 4th stomach…
A
The abomasum.
11
Q
The abomasum…
A
Contains the acid and enzymes.
