1. Veterinary Terminology: Digestive System Terminology (4) (not done) Flashcards
or/o
mouth
oral
mouth
first passage of digestive tract
stomat/o
mouth
stomatitis
mandibul/o
lower jaw
mandible
submandible
maxillo/o
.
cheil/o
lip
bucc/o
cheek
gingiv/o
gums
lingu/o
tongue
labial surface
nearest to the lips
buccal surface
adjacent to the cheek
lingual surface
nearest to the tongue
occlusal surface
.
incisal
.
phagia
associated with eating
mastication
chewing
rumination
chew over again, digestion again
palate
soft and hard
pharynx
used for respiration and digestion
epiglottis
covers the trachea
deglutition
act of swallowing
esophagus
tube that carries food to stomach
peristalsis
involuntary, progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the wall of the esophagus
bolus
(cud) mass of food that has been chewed at the point of swallowing
stomach
fundus
body
pyloric antrum
cardiac sphincter
lower esophafeal sphincter that relaxes and contracts to move food from the esophagus to the stomach
pyloric sphincter
allows food to leave the stomach when it is ready
rugae
folds in the mucous membrane lining the stomach
pepsin
enzyme that digests proteins
small intestine
extends from the pyloric sphincter to the first part of the large intestine