Digestive Flashcards

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Herbivore

A

eat plants

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Carnivore

A

eat meat

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3
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Omnivore

A

eat meat and plants

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4
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Herbivore is the process of converting consumed plant material into useable nutrients and energy is ________on microbial fermentation within the GI tract

A

Heavily dependent

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5
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Carnivore GI tract is responsible for converting consumed meals into nutrients and energy _______ of a microbial fermentation chamber.

A

without the aid

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Ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats)

A
  1. Herbivores
  2. Large microbial fermentation
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7
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Nonruminants herbivores (horses) are also called what

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Hindgut fermenters

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What do nonruminants herbivores have?

A

extremely well-developed and expansive fermentation chamber

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9
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Carnivores have an inconspicuous and small ___ because microbes play an ____ role in breaking down their food

A

cecum, insignificant

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10
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What organ play a part in both lubrication and digestion?

A

salivary glands

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11
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Which is the movement of ingesta from the reticulorumen back into the oral cavity for continued chewing?

A

rumination

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12
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Which animal requires rasping (or floating) of the teeth periodically to remove enamel points?

A

Horses

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13
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Which of the following sugars can be transported across the brush border cell membrane and absorbed into the body?

A

galactose

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14
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Which teeth are described as “cutting teeth” in both carnivores and herbivores?

A

Premolar

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15
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Which is the movement of ingesta from the reticulorumen back into the oral cavity for continued chewing?

A

rumination

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16
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What part of the stomach is responsible for most of the grinding up of swallowed food and regulates hydrochloric acid?

A

pyloric antrum

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17
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Which of the following does not contribute to the protective lining of the stomach wall?

A

Hydrochloric acid

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18
Q

Which is not a function of the liver?

A

storage of bile

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19
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Function of liver (3)

A
  1. synthesizing nutrients
  2. Regulating their release into the bloodstream
  3. excreting toxic substances
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20
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What is not a function of the digestive tract

A

filter toxins

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21
Q

You discover a periodontal lesion of the inner surface of the lower right canine tooth. You would record that lesion as being on the ____ surface of the right canine tooth

A

Lingual

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22
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In the adult pig (dental formula: I3/3 C1/1 P4/4 M3/3) how many teeth are in the upper arcade?

A

22

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23
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What part of the pancreas is responsible for producing & “dumping” digestive enzymes into the intestinal tract?

A

Exocrine

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24
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Which teeth in both carnivores and herbivores typically have flatter occlusal surfaces used for grinding?

A

molars

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What cells are located in the pylorus and body of the stomach?
parietal cells, chief cells, and mucous cells
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Where and how are volatile fatty acids produced?
rumen by microbes
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The digestive compartment of ruminants is a series of muscular sacs separated from each other by long, muscular folds of wall called pillars.
Rumen
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Where does membranous digestion occur?
at the brush border
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Which layer of the digestive tract consists of epithelium and loose connective tissue?
Mucosa
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Which is the movement of ingesta that propels contents throughout the intestines?
peristalsis
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What clinical sign is seen when a diet is changed faster than the digestive enzymes can change to match the new diet?
Diarrhea
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Abomasum is the
true stomach of ruminants.
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Peristalsis
Type of contraction that moves contents through the digestive tract in waves.
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G cells
Cells in the pyloric antrum that secrete gastrin.
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Reticulum
The most cranial compartment of the ruminant stomach
36
left lower jaw
300
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Right upper jaw
100
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Left upper jaw
200
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Right lower jaw
400
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surface toward roof of mouth
palatal
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surface toward lips
labial
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Surface toward tongue
Lingual
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surface toward check
Buccal
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starch enzyme
Amylase nutrient
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proteins enzyme
Trypsin nutrient
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Lipids enzyme
Lipase nutrient
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increases the secretion of HCl
gastrin
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creates a stomach pH around 2
hydrochloric acid
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protection of stomach from acid environment
mucous
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inhibits gastric emptying
cholecystokinin
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decreases the secretion of HCl
secretin
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What are deciduous teeth?
Baby teeth
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Which set of teeth are used for grinding?
Molar
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Which of the following is a function of the liver?
production of cholesterol
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What layer of the small intestine has villi with brush border?
Mucosal
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The _____ surrounds and protects the tooth pulp, it is more dense than bone.
Enamel
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Where does bilirubin come from and what does the liver do with it?
It comes from the breakdown of heme; It is conjugated by hepatocytes and is excreted with the bile.
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Which part of the ruminant system is most like a monogastric stomach?
Abomasum
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What carries bile acids from the gallbladder to the common bile duct?
cystic duct
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Where are bile acids made?
Liver
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Chemical digestion of food begins in the :
oral cavity
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Where are trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase produced?
pancreas
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Which animals have a large cecum (are hindgut fermenters)?
Horse and Rabbits
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Liver produces (3)
1. plasma proteins 2. cholestrol 3. blood coagulation factors
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4 layers of GI tract
1. Mucosa 2. Submucosa 3. serosa 4. Muscular