digestive system Flashcards
there are no canine and incisor teeth in
ruminants
blue tongue is most common in
sheep
lyssa/tongue cartilage
ventral surface of the apex -
median plane of the dorsal surface -
dog
horse
needle teeth in
pigs
dental formula
pig -
dog -
horse -
ruminants -
pig - 44 permanent teeth
dog - missing upper M3, has 42 teeth
horse - missing upper P1 (wolf tooth) and always missing lower P1
ruminants - missing upper incisor and canine replaced by dental pad
“broken mouth” in
smooth mouth
solid mouth
cattle
zygomatic gland only in
carnivores
sublingual gland in ___ (monostomatic and polystomatic)
polystomatic only -
reverse mono and poly -
dog and cats
horse
ruminants
parotid duct opening
across upper carnassial tooth (P4) -
across from the last or 5th upper cheek tooth -
across from the third upper cheek tooth -
across from the second upper cheek tooth -
dog
ox
horse
cat
parotid duct’s path
crosses the lateral surface of the masseter muscle -
courses ventrally to the inside of the mandible and then onto the cheek with the facial vessels -
carnivores
horse, ox, pig
site where bones may become lodged
piriformis recess
margo plicatus in
(separates the nonglandular and glandular portion)
horses
torus pyloricus in
(the round swelling of the pylorus in the lumen of the pyloric canal)
pig and ruminant
gastric dilation volvolus (GDV) in
dogs
flange present in
ruminants
