Poultry Judging Practice Test

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What contains cells that secrete gastric juices, including hydrochloric acid and pepsin?

Gizzard
Proventriculus
Crop
Intestine

The correct answer is: Proventriculus

The proventriculus is the glandular stomach of birds and plays a critical role in digestion by secreting gastric juices, which include hydrochloric acid and pepsin. Hydrochloric acid is essential for creating an acidic environment that helps in breaking down food and killing harmful bacteria. Pepsin is an enzyme that specifically aids in the digestion of proteins, breaking them down into smaller peptides. The gizzard, while important for the mechanical processing of food, does not produce digestive juices; instead, it grinds food using muscular contractions. The crop serves as a temporary storage area for food before it moves to the proventriculus but lacks the ability to secrete gastric juices. The intestine is responsible for further digestion and absorption of nutrients but does not produce the gastric juices associated with initial food breakdown.