Animal Digestion

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Across
  1. 4. Grinds food with rocks or grit in an avian stomach.
  2. 6. colon The cecum and _____ are similar to the rumen and reticulum of the ruminant animal.
  3. 10. Muscular third stomach of a ruminant animal.
  4. 13. The ___ connects the throat to the stomach
  5. 14. The _____ stores water and electrolytes in the stomach.
  6. 15. Another word for chewing.
  7. 17. animals like horses have a _____ stomach.
  8. 18. Large gland behind the stomach produces insulin.
  9. 19. The ruminant stomach is composed of a _____ compartment stomach.
  10. 20. A cow or goat has a _____ stomach.
Down
  1. 1. muscle contractions that move food down the esophagus.
  2. 2. Birds have this type of stomach.
  3. 3. fluid that aids digestion.
  4. 5. The act of grasping food and bringing it to the mouth.
  5. 7. The ____ stores food in the Avian stomach.
  6. 8. Swallowing or _____
  7. 9. The ______ abomasum, omasum, and reticulum make up the ruminant stomach.
  8. 11. intestine Intestine that absorbs nutrients.
  9. 12. microscopic fingerlike projections line the small intestine.
  10. 16. The true stomach of a ruminant animal.