Animal Physiology

Question 0

Canines

Answer 0

Pointed sharp teeth used for tearing food

Question 1

Incisors

Answer 1

Chisel-like teeth used for cutting and biting

Question 2

Premolars

Answer 2

Flat teeth used for grinding

Question 3

Pig dental formula

Answer 3

2( i:3/3 c:1/1 p:4/4 m:3/3)

Question 4

Dental formula of a herbivore

Answer 4

2( I:0/3 c:0/2 p:3/3 m:3/3)

Question 5

Peristalsis

Answer 5

Food entering the oesophagus is moved along to the stomach by a muscular wave of contraction

Question 6

A ruminant animal

Answer 6

Has a stomach that is modified and adapted for the digestion of cellulose

Question 7

4 chambers of a ruminant stomach

Answer 7

Rumen reticulum omasum and abomasum

Question 8

Function of the rumen

Answer 8

Contains m.os that digest cellulose

Question 9

Function of the reticulum

Answer 9

Regurgitating partially digested material from the rumen back to the mouth for further chewing

Question 10

Function of omasum

Answer 10

Has many layers of tissue and squeezes food and reabsorbs water and liquid from it.

Question 11

Function of abomasum

Answer 11

Gastric juices that contain enzymes are secreted here to break down proteins and aid the final stage of digestion

Question 12

Arteriole

Answer 12

A small branch of an artery

Question 13

Venule

Answer 13

A small branch of a vein

Question 14

Selective reabsorption

Answer 14

The process by which the body reabsorbs certain molecules for use in the body by active transport

Question 15

Cerebral hemispheres

Answer 15

Reasoning, memory, hearing and other senses

Question 16

Corpus callosum

Answer 16

Nerve fibres that connect left and right hemispheres

Question 17

Pituitary gland

Answer 17

Secretes hormones

Question 18

Pons

Answer 18

Connects the cerebrum and cerebellum

Question 19

Cerebellum

Answer 19

Balance movement muscle coordination

Question 20

Medulla oblongata

Answer 20

Controls involuntary actions breathing blinking heartbeat

Question 21

Spinal cord

Answer 21

Nerve fibres that connect the brain to the PNS

Question 22

Neuron

Answer 22

Nerve cell

Question 23

Dendrites

Answer 23

Contain receptors that accept impulses from other neutrons

Question 24

Cell body

Answer 24

Controls activity within neuron

Question 25

Schwann cell

Answer 25

Insulates nerve cells

Question 26

Freemartin condition

Answer 26

Occurs in mixed sex twin calves. In the uterus the male calf passes hormones to the female calf which makes her infertile

Question 27

Lower critical temp

Answer 27

The point at which pigs must use energy to increase heat production within the body to keep warm

Question 28

Factors that affect critical temp

Answer 28

Age weight feed intake feed type building type building insulation floor type

Question 29

Immunity

Answer 29

The ability of an organism to resist disease through the production of antibodies and white blood cell in response to exposure to the disease through inoculation against the disease or transfer of antibodies from the mother to her young

Question 30

Active immunity

Answer 30

Is acquired when the body is infected by bacteria or virus and the body produces antibodies to fight infection