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The Physiology of Digestion in Nutrition
Chapter Quiz
1
Animals that derive energy from a broad dietary range of plant and animal feedstuffs are called what?
A)
herbivores
B)
carnivores
C)
omnivores
2
The process of moving nutrients from the digestive tract lumen to the blood stream defines what term?
A)
mastication
B)
digestion
C)
metabolism
D)
absorption
E)
eructation
3
The glandular stomach of the bird is called what?
A)
proventriculus
B)
ventriculus
C)
crop
D)
gizzard
E)
esophageal groove
4
Which animal has relatively more of total digesting foodstuffs found in the stomach rather than the small and large intestine?
A)
horse
B)
cow
C)
pig
D)
human
E)
dog
5
The least use of forages is made by what species?
A)
horse
B)
cow
C)
pig
D)
sheep
E)
goat
6
The largest stomach compartment housing the greatest fermentation activity in the sheep is what part?
A)
reticulum
B)
rumen
C)
abomasum
D)
omasum
E)
esphageal groove
7
The structure found within the esophagus (gullet) of the duck is which part?
A)
pancreas
B)
proventriculus
C)
ventriculus
D)
crop
E)
spleen
8
What is the primary end product of microbial digestion that is utilized to provide energy to the ruminant animal?
A)
volatile fatty acid
B)
cellulose
C)
glucose
D)
hemicellulose
E)
maltose
9
Normal regurgitation of longer fibrous materials for rechewing the ruminant is what process?
A)
rumination
B)
eructation
C)
absorption
D)
assimilation
E)
deglutition
10
Normal removal of gas from the rumen is what process?
A)
rumination
B)
eructation
C)
assimilation
D)
deglutition
E)
redeglutition
11
The rumen of the calf is essentially nonfunctional at birth.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
12
Enzyme digestion of feedstuffs in all farm animals first begins in the stomach.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
13
Protein digestion occurs only in the small intestine of the dog and pig.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
14
The ventriculus of the turkey is also termed "gizzard".
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
15
Most absorption of energy providing nutrients in the pig occurs in the small intestine.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
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