Animal Digestion

1. Serves as temporary storage for food in birds
4. Produces bile to help digest fats
5. Important for water absorption
9. Has three sections: the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
11. Like "teeth," used to mechanically grind up food particles
13. Where fermented feed is absorbed in ruminants
15. Tube that connects the mouth to the rest of the animal's digestive system
17. Catches foreign objects and prevents from from causing harm in ruminants
20. Considered the "true" stomach
21. Provides "food" for a developing chick embryo

2. Produces insulin for carbohydrate digestion
3. The "stomach" in a bird
6. Responsible for expulsion of feces and urine through the vent
7. Protects a developing chick embryo
8. Small, white circle in the yolk of an egg that shows if an egg is fertile or not
10. Process in which large nutrient molecules are broken down for the organism to use
12. The period of time a cow chews its cud and digests it
14. Small, rope like structure that holds to yolk inplace
16. Birds have this as opposed to lips and teeth
18. Considered the large intestine in avians
19. Main function is to absorbed water and nutrients in ruminants