Matching Pairs Comparative Digestive AnatomyOnline version Match the animal digestive terms with their definitions. by April Smith 1 Small Intestine 2 Pseudoruminant 3 Avian 4 Gizzard 5 Cecum 6 Rumen 7 Large Intestines 8 Proventriculus 9 Monogastric 10 Omasum 11 Ruminant 12 Reticulum 13 Abomasum 14 Cloaca/Vent 15 Esophagus Referring to birds or having the characterisitcs of birds The glandular stomach of birds; organ located between the crop and the gizzard The third compartment of the ruminant stomach A long, flexible tube between the stomach and large intestine; collectively, duodenum, jejunum and ileum; its primary function in digestion is nutrient absorption by the blood Any animal with a complex three- or four-chambered stomach that utilizes microbes in the rumen and cud chewing to aid in digestion The second compartment of the ruminant stomach; primarily for filtering A muscular, thick-walled part of a bird's stomach that provides mechanical digestion; also called the ventriculus Organism with one simple stomach Fourth compartment or "true stomach" of the ruminant animal The first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach; primarily for storage and fermentation The tube that connects the mouth to the stomach A pouch-like organ at the start of the large intestine where bacteria break down cellulose in herbivores; assists in fermentation of coarse feed and assists with some water reabsorption Classification of animals based on digestive tract; a monogastric herbivore that digests a plant or roughage diet with a simple, single-compartment stomach; also called cecal fermenter or hindgut fermenter An opening that allows the passage of urine, manure and eggs in poultry A digestive organ that aids in the reabsorption of water; collectively the cecum, colon and rectum
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