More Information on the Passage of the Food that I Eat

As promised, I found out more information about myself and so I am posting them.
After talking with my friend the wise owl, I found out that I only have 1 stomach but it is separated into four different components - the rumen, reticulum, omasum and the abomasum. Also the food that I eat is sent a few times to the mouth for re-chewing and then the cud is being swallowed again.

Briefly: The Passage of The Food That I Eat
MOUTH
Food is consumed through the mouth and mixed thoroughly with the saliva. Then the food passes through the oesophagus into the stomach

STOMACH ( RUMEN)
In the rumen, the food is fermented, which includes the breaking down of cellulose, carbohydrates and fibre.

STOMACH (RETICULUM)
Foreign objects from the food that I eat is deposited here. Thus the reticulum is also known as the 'hardware stomach'.

STOMACH (OMASUM)
The main function of the omasum is to absorb water and nutrients. the skin-lining of the omasum is layered, thus it allows more surface area to absorb moisture


STOMACH (ABOMASUM)
This part of my stomach functions just like a human stomach, thus it is also known as the 'true stomach'. Hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes are released, to produce peptides.

SMALL INTESTINE
This is where most of the digestion is completed. Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and amino acids being absorbed here.

LARGE INTESTINE
In this part of my stomach, water is reabsorbed again and undigested food is excreted as fecal dropping.

This is what I learnt from the owl today. Maybe now you will start to think that cow's digestive system is similar to the humans' just that we have four different parts in our stomach.


-MooMoo

PS: Hmm... Maybe I'll go research more and put up even more things about my digestive system!