Matching Pairs Comparative Digestive AnatomyOnline version Match the animal digestive terms with their definitions. by April Smith 1 Esophagus 2 Monogastric 3 Cecum 4 Rumen 5 Ruminant 6 Cloaca/Vent 7 Small Intestine 8 Omasum 9 Avian 10 Gizzard 11 Abomasum 12 Large Intestines 13 Reticulum 14 Proventriculus 15 Pseudoruminant 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 The second compartment of the ruminant stomach; primarily for filtering Any animal with a complex three- or four-chambered stomach that utilizes microbes in the rumen and cud chewing to aid in digestion 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 A digestive organ that aids in the reabsorption of water; collectively the cecum, colon and rectum An opening that allows the passage of urine, manure and eggs in poultry The glandular stomach of birds; organ located between the crop and the gizzard The first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach; primarily for storage and fermentation Organism with one simple stomach The tube that connects the mouth to the stomach A muscular, thick-walled part of a bird's stomach that provides mechanical digestion; also called the ventriculus Fourth compartment or "true stomach" of the ruminant animal Referring to birds or having the characterisitcs of birds The third compartment of the ruminant 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
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