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