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Digestion Flashcards

1
Q

Fats that are digested and absorbed into lacteals are then carried almost directly into the…

A

Cisterna chyli

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2
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The enzyme pepsin is produced in the…

A

Stomach

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3
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Pepsin breaks down…

A

Protein

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4
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The exocrine pancreas assists in the process of digestion by producing…

A

Amylase, lipase, trypsin and bicarbonate ions

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5
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The major site of water absorption in the gut is…

A

The colon

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6
Q

The parietal cells in the wall of the stomach produce…

A

Hydrochloric acid

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7
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The stomach of the dog is divided into three parts, which form the entrance to the oesophagus are termed…

A

Cardia, fundus and pylorus

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8
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The stomach of the dog produces hydrochloric acid, mucus and…

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Pepsin

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9
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Trypsinogen is secreted in the intestinal juice and converted to the active enzyme trypsin by the action of…

A

Enterokinase

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10
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The gastric mucosa contains 3 different cells that secrete different gastric juices…

A

Mucus
Hydrochloric acid
Pepsinogen

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11
Q

Prehension means?

A

To pick up food

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12
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How many pairs of salivary glands does a dog have?

A

4

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13
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Dental formular for a kitten?

A

I3/3 C1/1 PM3/2

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14
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The region of the stomach closest to the oesophagus is the?

A

Cardia

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15
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The double fold of the peritoneum that specifically links the stomach to the abdominal wall is?

A

Omentum

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16
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Which cells in the stomach secrete Hydrochloric acid?

A

Parietal cells

17
Q

Which cells in the stomach secrete Pepsinogen?

A

Chief cells

18
Q

Which cells in the stomach secrete mucus

A

Goblet cells

19
Q

Into which part of the gut does the gall bladder empty?

A

Duodenum

20
Q

What is contained within the lacteals?

A

Chyle

21
Q

Where does the destruction of old red blood cells take place?

A

The spleen

22
Q

The process of breaking down food into small, soluble units is known as?

A

Digestion

23
Q

Order of food passing through the large intestine?

A

Caecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, rectum

24
Q

Which salivary gland lies within the orbit of the skull?

A

Zygomatic

25
Q

Food resulting from digestion in the stomach is…

A

Chime with an acid pH

26
Q

Amino acids resulting from the digestion of proteins are carried into the liver by the…

A

Hepatic portal vein

27
Q

Ptyalin is?

A

Salivary amylase found in some animals. NOT cats and dogs

28
Q

Another name for alpha-amylase?

A

Ptyalin

29
Q

The function of hydrochloric acid is to?

A

Create an environment for pepsin production

30
Q

Villi are numerous in?

A

The ileum

31
Q

Bile is produced in the?

A

Liver

32
Q

The liver stores glucose in the form of?

A

Glycogen

33
Q

Disaccharide lactose is mainly found in?

A

Milk

34
Q

Proteins are broken down into?

A

Amino acids

35
Q

Trypsin acts on?

A

Proteins

36
Q

The pancreas is a…

A

Mixed gland

37
Q

Maltase is secreted by…

A

In the pancreas and the small intestine

38
Q

Muscles used for mastication

A

Temporalis, Masseter, Digastrictus

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