Definitions and Introduction.

Question 1

What are the accessory organs of the digestive system?

Answer 1

The organs that are not truly part of the digestive system, but play a role in breaking down food.

Question 2

What is the alimentary tract?

Answer 2

The passage which food travels (from mouth to anus).

Question 3

What does the term buccal mean?

Answer 3

The term buccal refers to the cheeks.

Question 4

Define the cardiac sphincter?

Answer 4

The sphincter that regulates the amount of ingesta that enters the stomach.

Question 5

What is diaphragmatic fascia?

Answer 5

Fascia that is present on the diaphragm.

Question 6

Define endo-thoracic fascia?

Answer 6

The fascia that is present on the inside of the thoracic cavity.

Question 7

What are flank incisions?

Answer 7

Incisions that are made in front of the hindlimb in order to access the abdominal cavity.

Question 8

What is a food bolus?

Answer 8

Food that has been processed in the mouth, but has not yet been swallowed.

Question 9

What is the gastrosplenic ligament?

Answer 9

The part of the greater omentum that is present between the spleen and the stomach.

Question 10

Define the greater omentum?

Answer 10

The mesentery that connects to the greater curvature of the stomach and it is located on the floor of the abdominal cavity.

Question 11

What is ingesta?

Answer 11

Food that has been swallowed.

Question 12

What does the term labia mean?

Answer 12

Another word for the lips.

Question 13

Define the mesoduodenum?

Answer 13

The mesentery associated with the duodenum.

Question 14

What is the oesophogeal hiatus?

Answer 14

The location where the oesophagus passes through the diaphragm.

Question 15

Define the term oesophogotomy?

Answer 15

The process of accessing the oesophagus to remove an obstruction.

Question 16

What is the omentum?

Answer 16

The mesentery of the stomach.

Question 17

Define the oral cavity?

Answer 17

The area of the mouth that lies inside the teeth.

Question 18

Define the oral comissure?

Answer 18

Another name for the angle of the mouth.

Question 19

Define the oral vestibule?

Answer 19

The space that lies between the teeth and the lips.

Question 20

What is meant by the term os/oris?

Answer 20

Another term for the mouth.

Question 21

What are the palatoglossal arches?

Answer 21

The structures at the caudal aspect of the mouth and these mark the border between the mouth and the oropharynx.

Question 22

What is the parietal peritoneum?

Answer 22

Peritoneum which covers the walls, floor and roof of the abdominal cavity.

Question 23

What is meant by the term peritoneum?

Answer 23

The serous membrane of the abdominal cavity (same as pleurae).

Question 24

What is meant by the term prehension?

Answer 24

The act of taking food into the mouth.

Question 25

What is the pyloric sphincter?

Answer 25

The sphincter that regulates the amount of ingesta that exits the stomach.

Question 26

What is the rima oris?

Answer 26

The opening of the mouth (the rostral most part of the oral cavity).

Question 27

What are the rugae?

Answer 27

The transverse ridges that line the surface of the hard palate.

Question 28

What is the transversis abdominis muscle?

Answer 28

The innermost muscle of the abdominal cavity.

Question 29

What is transversalis fascia?

Answer 29

Fascia that is present along the walls of the abdominal cavity.

Question 30

What is visceral peritoneum?

Answer 30

Peritoneum which covers an organ.

Question 31

What is the function of the digestive system?

Answer 31

It is responsible for breaking down food.

Question 32

What areas of the body contain organs of the digestive system?

Answer 32

The head. The neck. The thoracic cavity. The abdominal cavity.

Question 33

Where are most of the organs of the digestive system located?

Answer 33

In the abdominal cavity.

Question 34

What pathway will food follow after it enters the mouth?

Answer 34

The alimentary tract.

Question 35

What is the role of the alimentary tract?

Answer 35

It is responsible for the transport, physical processing and storage of food.

Question 36

What are the 7 accessory organs of the digestive system?

Answer 36

The teeth. The tongue. The salivary glands. The liver. The gall bladder. The pancreas. The anal sacs.

Question 37

What covers the entire wall of the digestive system?

Answer 37

Secretory epithelium and a mucus membrane.

Question 38

What 6 organs are found in the alimentary tract?

Answer 38

Mouth. Pharynx. Oesophagus. Stomach. Small intestine. Large intestine.