Why are horses (monogastric) able to digest large amounts of hay?

What will be an ideal response?


Because they have a well-developed cecum and colon that house a bacterial population capable of digesting forages.

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What type of motion at a synovial joint does NOT involve the movement of a joint around an axis?

A) gliding B) rotation C) angular D) special

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Neurotransmitters are released from knob-like terminals at the end of the

A) axon. B) dendrites. C) soma. D) dendritic spines.

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The ________ connects the larynx and the bronchi.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A bursa is

A. a pad of fibrocartilage. B. a pad of fat. C. a sac of synovial fluid lined by a synovial membrane. D. None of the above

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