1. Veterinary Terminology: Digestive System Terminology (4) (not done) Flashcards

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or/o

A

mouth

oral

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2
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stomat/o

A

mouth

stomatitis

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3
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mandibul/o

A

lower jaw
mandible
submandible

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4
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maxillo/o

A

.

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5
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cheil/o

A

lip

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6
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bucc/o

A

cheek

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7
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gingiv/o

A

gums

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8
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lingu/o

A

tongue

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9
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labial surface

A

nearest to the lips

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10
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buccal surface

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adjacent to the cheek

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11
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lingual surface

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nearest to the tongue

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12
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occlusal surface

A

.

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13
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incisal

A

.

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14
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phagia

A

associated with eating

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15
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mastication

A

chewing

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16
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rumination

A

chew over again, digestion again

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17
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palate

A

soft and hard

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18
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pharynx

A

used for respiration and digestion

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19
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epiglottis

A

covers the trachea

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20
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deglutition

A

act of swallowing

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21
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esophagus

A

tube that carries food to stomach

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22
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peristalsis

A

involuntary, progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the wall of the esophagus

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23
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bolus

A

(cud) mass of food that has been chewed at the point of swallowing

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24
Q

stomach

A

fundus
body
pyloric antrum

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25
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cardiac sphincter

A

lower esophafeal sphincter that relaxes and contracts to move food from the esophagus to the stomach

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26
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pyloric sphincter

A

allows food to leave the stomach when it is ready

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27
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rugae

A

folds in the mucous membrane lining the stomach

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28
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pepsin

A

enzyme that digests proteins

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29
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small intestine

A

extends from the pyloric sphincter to the first part of the large intestine

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30
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3 parts of the stomach

A

duodenum
jejunum
ileum

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31
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duodenum

A

recieves food from stomach and bile from liver and gallbladder and pancreatic juice from the pancreas

32
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jejunum

A

2nd part of the small intestines

33
Q

ileum

A

3rd part of small intestine

connects to the large intestine

34
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villi

A

millions of tiny, microscopic projections that line the walls of the small intestine

35
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large intestin

A

extends from the end of the ileum to the anus

36
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3 parts of the large intestine

A

cecum
colon
rectum

37
Q

cecum

A

a pouch that connects to the ileum at the ileocecal valve (sphincter)

38
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colon

A

ascending, descending, transverse

39
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rectum

A

terminates in the lower opening of the GI tract, the anus

40
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crop

A

used for storage of food (esophagus) in avian species

41
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proventriculus

A

glandular part of the stomach that may store food before going to the gizzard in avian species

42
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gizzard

A

(stomach) used for grinding food in avian species

43
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bile

A

produced by the liver for lipid digestion

44
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bilirubin

A

brownish yellow substance in bile

45
Q

gallbladder

A

stores bile made by the liver

cholecyst/o

46
Q

Cholecyst/o

A

.

47
Q

pancreas

A

endocrine and exocrine

48
Q

amylase

A

enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates into simple sugars

49
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lipase

A

enzyme that is produced by pancreas to digest lipids into TGs.

50
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protease

A

enzyme produced by pancreas to digest proteins into amino acids

51
Q

orexia

A

appetite

52
Q

Anorexia

A

.

53
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absorption

A

passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream

54
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amino acids

A

building blocks of proteins, produced when proteins are digested

55
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anus

A

opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body

56
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emulsification

A

physical process of breaking up large fat gobules into smaller globules, thereby increasing the surface area that enzymes can use to digest fat

57
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enzyme

A

a chemical that speeds up a reaction between substances

58
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glucose

A

simple sugar

59
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glycogen

A

starch

glucose is stored in the form of glycogen in liver cells

60
Q

papillae

A

small elevations on the tongue (nipple like elevation)

61
Q

portal vein

A

large vein bringing blood to the liver from the intestine

62
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Endocrine and exocrine

A

.

63
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Ascites

A

.

64
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Borborygmus

A

.

65
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Constipation

A

.

66
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Icterus

A

.

67
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Hematochezia

A

.

68
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Melina

A

.

69
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Steatorrhea

A

.

70
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Ileus

A

.

71
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Intussusception

A

.

72
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Voluvulus

A

.

73
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Colic

A

.

74
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GDV

A

.

75
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Cholelithiasis

A

.

76
Q

mouth

A

first passage of digestive tract