Monogastric & Ruminant Digestive Systems

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Across
  1. 5. The type of digestive system with "one" stomach
  2. 6. In young ruminants allows milk to bypass straight to the abomasum
  3. 7. The nickname for the reticulum in ruminants
  4. 9. The organ in avians that stores food before it is regurgitated
  5. 13. The organ used primarily for nutrient absorption in both ruminants and monogastrics
  6. 15. This chemical is in the mouth and helps to soften food
  7. 16. What ruminants regurgitate, rechew, and then reswallow
  8. 18. The type of digestion involved in the intestines
Down
  1. 1. The largest stomach compartment in ruminants
  2. 2. The organ used primarily for water absorption in ruminants and monogastrics
  3. 3. The type of digestion involved in chewing
  4. 4. The "true stomach" in ruminants
  5. 8. Another word for chewing
  6. 10. The type of digestive system with 4 stomach compartments
  7. 11. The stomach in avians that is most similar to a pig stomach
  8. 12. The type of digestion involved with saliva and stomach acid
  9. 14. This word is another word for birds
  10. 17. The organ in avians that grinds feed with small rocks and grit