Monogastric -- one stomach i.e. dogs, cats, pigs, reptiles, human, rats, mice
* Food moves from:
* Mouth
* Pharynx (throat)
* Esophagus
* Stomach
* Small Intestine
* Large Intestine/Colon
* Rectum
Pseudoruminants/Cecal and Hindgut Fermenters/Modified Monogastrics -- rabbits, chinchillas, horses, guinea pigs
* One stomach and an enlarged cecum to assist in digestion of roughage
* Food moves from:
* Mouth
* Pharynx
* Esophagus
* Stomach
* Small Intestine
* Large Intestine with greatly enlarged cecum
* Rectum
Ruminants -- cattle, goats, sheep
* Food moves through four stomach compartments
* Rumen
* Reticulum
* Omasum
* Abomasum
* Common modified ruminants (three-chambers stomach) are alpacas and llamas
Ruminant Digestive System
* Food moves from
* Mouth
* Pharynx (throat)
* Esophagus
* Rumen
* Reticulum
* Esophagus (cud)
* Mouth (cud)
* Back to Rumen/Reticulum
* Omasum
* Abomasum
* Small Intestine
* Large Intestine/Colon/Cecum
* Rectum