- Types:
- show 5 types...
- hide 5 types...
-
craw, crop
a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
-
first stomach, rumen
the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing
-
reticulum, second stomach
the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
-
omasum, psalterium, third stomach
the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
-
abomasum, fourth stomach
the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place
