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Rumen - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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The rumen is involved in waste removal. Simpler products of digestion are assimilated directly, others continue down the digestive tract for further digestion. It mixes food and moves it forwards through the stomach chambers. Sensors in the rumen can determine the coarseness of the food. Coarse, tough feed needs stronger and more frequent ruminal contractions. The '''vagus nerve''' ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN X]]) is needed for control of stomach movements. The reflex control is through sensory receptors in the medulla.
The rumen is involved in waste removal. Simpler products of digestion are assimilated directly, others continue down the digestive tract for further digestion. It mixes food and moves it forwards through the stomach chambers. Sensors in the rumen can determine the coarseness of the food. Coarse, tough feed needs stronger and more frequent ruminal contractions. The '''vagus nerve''' ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN X]]) is needed for control of stomach movements. The reflex control is through sensory receptors in the medulla.
See [[Rumination - Anatomy & Physiology|rumination]] and [[Eructation|eructation]].
See [[Rumination|rumination]] and [[Eructation|eructation]].
==Ruminoreticular contraction==
==Ruminoreticular contraction==