1. Veterinary Terminology: Digestive System Terminology (4) (not done) Flashcards
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or/o
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mouth
oral
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mouth
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first passage of digestive tract
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stomat/o
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mouth
stomatitis
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mandibul/o
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lower jaw
mandible
submandible
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maxillo/o
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.
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cheil/o
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lip
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bucc/o
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cheek
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gingiv/o
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gums
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lingu/o
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tongue
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labial surface
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nearest to the lips
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buccal surface
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adjacent to the cheek
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lingual surface
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nearest to the tongue
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occlusal surface
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.
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incisal
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.
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phagia
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associated with eating
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mastication
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chewing
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rumination
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chew over again, digestion again
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palate
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soft and hard
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pharynx
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used for respiration and digestion
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epiglottis
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covers the trachea
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deglutition
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act of swallowing
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esophagus
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tube that carries food to stomach
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peristalsis
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involuntary, progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the wall of the esophagus
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bolus
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(cud) mass of food that has been chewed at the point of swallowing
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stomach
fundus
body
pyloric antrum
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cardiac sphincter
lower esophafeal sphincter that relaxes and contracts to move food from the esophagus to the stomach
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pyloric sphincter
allows food to leave the stomach when it is ready
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rugae
folds in the mucous membrane lining the stomach
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pepsin
enzyme that digests proteins
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small intestine
extends from the pyloric sphincter to the first part of the large intestine
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3 parts of the stomach
duodenum
jejunum
ileum
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duodenum
recieves food from stomach and bile from liver and gallbladder and pancreatic juice from the pancreas
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jejunum
2nd part of the small intestines
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ileum
3rd part of small intestine
| connects to the large intestine
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villi
millions of tiny, microscopic projections that line the walls of the small intestine
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large intestin
extends from the end of the ileum to the anus
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3 parts of the large intestine
cecum
colon
rectum
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cecum
a pouch that connects to the ileum at the ileocecal valve (sphincter)
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colon
ascending, descending, transverse
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rectum
terminates in the lower opening of the GI tract, the anus
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crop
used for storage of food (esophagus) in avian species
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proventriculus
glandular part of the stomach that may store food before going to the gizzard in avian species
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gizzard
(stomach) used for grinding food in avian species
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bile
produced by the liver for lipid digestion
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bilirubin
brownish yellow substance in bile
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gallbladder
stores bile made by the liver
| cholecyst/o
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Cholecyst/o
.
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pancreas
endocrine and exocrine
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amylase
enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates into simple sugars
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lipase
enzyme that is produced by pancreas to digest lipids into TGs.
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protease
enzyme produced by pancreas to digest proteins into amino acids
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orexia
appetite
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Anorexia
.
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absorption
passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream
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amino acids
building blocks of proteins, produced when proteins are digested
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anus
opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body
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emulsification
physical process of breaking up large fat gobules into smaller globules, thereby increasing the surface area that enzymes can use to digest fat
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enzyme
a chemical that speeds up a reaction between substances
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glucose
simple sugar
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glycogen
starch
| glucose is stored in the form of glycogen in liver cells
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papillae
small elevations on the tongue (nipple like elevation)
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portal vein
large vein bringing blood to the liver from the intestine
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Endocrine and exocrine
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Ascites
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Borborygmus
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Constipation
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Icterus
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Hematochezia
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Melina
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Steatorrhea
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Ileus
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Intussusception
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Voluvulus
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Colic
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GDV
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Cholelithiasis
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