Digestive System Flashcards
What are the functions of the digestive tract?
prehension, mastication, chemical digestion of food, absorption of water and nutrients, and elimination of wastes
What is the structure of the digestive tract composed of?
mucosa, submucosa, muscle layer, serosa, and mesentery
What is peristalsis?
wave like movement along the tract, propels digestive tract contents along the tube ahead of them.
What do segmental contractions do?
mixes digestive tract contents and slows their movement through the tract.
What does the buccal cavity consist of?
lips, tongue, teeth, salivary glands, hard palate, soft palate. and oropharynx
what are the 3 types of salivary glands?
parotid, mandibular, and sublingual
What is the dental formula for an adult canine?
I 3/3, C 1/1, P 4/4, M 2/3
what is the dental formula for an adult feline?
I 3/3, C 1/1, P 3/2, M 1/1
What is the dental formula for an adult equine?
I 3/3, C 1/1, P 3-4/3, M 3/3
What is the dental formula for an adult Porcine?
I 3/3, C1/1, P 4/4, M 3/3
what is the dental formula for an adult bovine?
I 0/3, C 0/1, P 3/3, M 3/3
What are the oral cavity functions?
prehend food, initiate mastication, initiate chemical digestion, prepare food for swallowing
What are 3 digestive enzymes?
amylase, lipase, sodium bicarbonate and phosphate
with digestive enzymes parasympathetic stimulation __?_____ salvation
increases
with digestive enzymes sympathetic nervous system stimulation __?_____ salvation
decreases
What are the 5 different areas of the monogastric stomach?
cardia, fundus, body, pyloric antrum, pyloris