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AVS- Module 3 > Anatomy And Physiology > Flashcards

Anatomy And Physiology Flashcards

1
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What are the Major Organ Systems? (9)

A

GI Tract
Cardiovascular system
Respiratory system
Muscle
Skeletal system
Adipose
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Reproductive System

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2
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Function of GI Tract

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Digest, absorb nutrients, excrete waste

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3
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What does the GI tract rely on to move food through?

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Muscle contraction- peristalsis

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4
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True or False: Animals are meant to throw up

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False except for ruminants

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5
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Do red blood cells have nuclei?

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Only in camels

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6
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Canine appetite and digestive method

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Canine and Monogastric

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7
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Is a canines digestive tract simple or complex?

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Simple

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8
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Swine appetite and digestive method

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Omnivore fed as herbivore and Monogastric

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9
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Is swines digestive tract simple or complex?

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Simple

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10
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True or False: poultry have teeth

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False. They use crop to break down food

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11
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Poultry appetite and digestive method

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Omnivore
Monogastric

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12
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Is digestive tract for poultry simple or complex?

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Simple

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13
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Why do Equine have a large cecum?

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Bc they’re hind gut fermenters

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14
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Where does most of the absorption occur in equine?

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Large intestine

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15
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Is equine simple or complex GI?

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Simple

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16
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What do cows, sheep, and goats have in common?

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Ruminants

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17
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Appetite for ruminants

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Herbivores

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18
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Ruminant digestive tract simple or complex?

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COMPLEX

19
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Why is the colon longer in ruminants?

A

To give more time for the break down of cell walls

20
Q

The true stomach

A

Abomasum

21
Q

Why do rabbits have a large cecum?

A

Hind gut fermenters

22
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True or False: Rabbits eat their waste to redigest it

A

True. They eat cecal which turns to fecal

23
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Function of Cardiovascular system

A

Transportation, nutrients, immune system, thermoregulation

24
Q

Which two organ systems have thermoregulation?

A

Cardiovascular and respiratory

25
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Respiratory system function

A

Air/ waste exchange
Thermoregulation

26
Q

How do humans cool down?

A

Evaporative cooling

27
Q

How do animals cool down?

A

Panting

28
Q

True or False: pigs and puppies can thermoregulate

A

False

29
Q

Function of Muscle

A

Marketable portion of livestock species

30
Q

What are the three types of muscle?

A

Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiovascular

31
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Function of Skeletal System

A

Protection
Point of attachment for muscles(locomotion)
Framework
Storage

32
Q

Which animals has growth plates with break joints?

A

Lambs

33
Q

What skeletal issue do canines have most commonly

A

Hips

34
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Function of Adipose Tissue

A

Energy storage system(2.25 times more dense)
Found in 3/4 anatomical locations
Two types

35
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What are the two types of fat?

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White and Brown Fat

36
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Function of white fat

A

It’s mesenteric
Insulates

37
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Function of Brown Fat

A

First source of nourishment
Metabolic necessity

38
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The Anatomical Locations of fat(4)

A

Mesenteric(KPH)
Subcutaneous
Inter muscular
Intramuscular

39
Q

How many calories per gram is fat

A

9 cal/g

40
Q

Nervous System function

A

Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Autonomic nervous system

41
Q

Function of Endocrine system

A

Hormones

42
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Capabilities of hormones

A

Chemical messenger
Message in blood
Produced by an endocrine gland
Exerts a specific effect on target
Acts by binding to a receptor

43
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Hormone Cascade

A

Hypothalamus
Releasing hormone
Anterior pituitary gland
Pituitary hormone
Target endocrine gland
Hormone
Target issue

44
Q

Reproductive System function

A

Survival of the species
Multiple approaches

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