Rumen Flashcards

The Rumen

Question	Answer		Article
What is the temperature inside the rumen?	38-40°C		Link to Article
How can the rumen be located anatomically?	Left hand side 8th rib to pelvic inlet		Link to Article
Where are ruminal contractions felt and how many occur per minute?	Left paralumbar fossa 1 to 2 per minute		Link to Article
Which nerve innervates the rumen?	Dorsal vagus nerve (CN X) Ventral vagus nerve (CN X)		Link to Article
The primary contraction? & The secondary contraction?	Mixes food Lets gases out		Link to Article
What type of epithelium lines the rumen?	Keratinised stratified squamous		Link to Article
Name the three main types of microbacterial populations in the rumen	Bacteria Protozoa Fungi		Link to Article
Name the 3 types of volatile fatty acid	Acetic acid Butyric acid Propanoic acid		Link to Article
If the levels of volatile fatty acids increases, does this increase or decrease stomach motility?	Decrease		Link to Article
What are the names of the gases that ruminants release through eructation?	Carbon Dioxide Methane Hydrogen		Link to Article