Question

    chickens have one of the most efficient digestive systems in the animal kingdom, which one is known as true stomach? 

    A Crop Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Proventiculus Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Ceca Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Esophagus Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The proventriculus (also known as the true stomach) is the glandular stomach where digestion primarily begins. Hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes, such as pepsin, are added to the feed here and begin to break it down more significantly than the enzymes secreted by the salivary glands.

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