Digestion Questions Flashcards
What is the Primary Diet of a Carnivore, an Omnivore and an Herbivore?
Carnivore: Meat.
Omnivore: Meat and Plants.
Herbivore: Plants.
What are Two Species of an Animal that Require Microbial Fermentation to Digest their Food?
Horses and Cattle.
What is the Purpose of Stratified Squamous Epithelium that Lines Much of the GI Tract?
It Provides Protection.
How Many Layers of Muscle Make Up the Muscular Layer of the Wall of the Intestines?
Two Layers of Muscle, an Inner Circular and an Outer Longitudinal One.
What are the Two Nerve Plexuses that Make up the Intrinsic Enteric Nervous System?
The Submucosal Plexus and the Myenteric Plexus.
What are the Two Parts of the Roof of the Mouth?
The Hard and Soft Palate.
The Part of the Tooth that Sticks Above the Gum Line is the ___. It is Covered with ___.
The Crown. With Enamel.
What Substance Makes Up the Bulk of a Tooth?
Dentin.
The Inside of a Tooth that Faces the Tongue is the __ Surface.
The Lingual and Palatal.
Where is the Occlusal (Masticatory) Surface of a Tooth?
It is on the Upper and Lower Teeth that Come Together When the Mouth is Closed.
What Type of Tooth Will Continue to Grow Throughout the Life of an Animal?
Hypsodont Teeth.
What are the Four Types of Teeth that Make up Heterodont Dentition?
Incisors, Canine, Premolars, and Molars.
What Numeric System is Used to Assign a Specific Number to Each Tooth in the Mouth?
The Triadan System.
The Majority of the Tongue is Made Up of What Type of Tissue?
Cornified Stratified Squamous Epithelium.
Besides Water, List Three Substances Found in Saliva.
Protein, Electrolytes, Antibodies, Glycoproteins, Salivary Bicarbonate, Lysozyme, and Amylase.
What are Three Primary Salivary Glands in a Dog?
The Zygomatic, Parotid, Sublingual, and Mandibular.
What Does TMJ Mean?
The Temporomandibular Joint, a Condyle Joint.
When Speaking of the Movement of the Mandible, What is Translation?
The Movement of the Mandible to the Side (Laterally) and Forward (Rostrally).
What is the Structure that Covers the Opening of the Trachea When an Animal is Swallowing Food.
The Cardiac Sphincter (?)
How Many Muscle Layers are Found in the Esophagus?
Two Layers, the Inner Circular Layer and the Outer Longitudinal Layer.
What is the Proper Medical Term for the Throat?
The Pharynx.
What Happens During Prehension? During Deglutination? During Mastication?
Prehension is Bringing Food into the Mouth.
During Deglutination, the Food is Swallowed from the Oral Cavity to the Stomach.
During Mastication, the Food is Chewed.
Which of the Three Phase of Swallowing is Under Conscious Control?
It is the First Phase.
What is the Name of the Pattern of Muscular Contractions and Dilations that Moves Food Forward Through the Esophagus and Other Parts of the Digestive System?
Peristalsis.
