Title: Identify the parts and functions of the digestive system.
Course: Equine Science (18104-18) > Section: Understanding Body Systems and Internal Anatomy

Identification should include

- distinguishing among the sizes and capacities of parts of the digestive system
- defining prehension, mastication, and deglutition
- listing steps in the digestive process.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does the digestive system of a horse differ from that of a cow?
- What happens to feed in the mouth of a horse? How does this differ from the way a ruminant feeds?
- Why can a horse eat without getting full?