Digestive System Flashcards
Bringing of swallowed food up again to the mouth
Regurgitation
Physical and chemical breakdown of feeds as they pass through the gastrointestinal tract
Digestion
Physical reduction of particle size (chewing)
Mastication
Act of swallowing
Deglutition
Accessory organs of digestive system (4)
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Salivary glands
Major structures of digestive system
Oral cavity
Pharynx
Larynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestines
Large intestines
Used primarily for grinding food and mixing it with saliva
Oral cavity
3 parts of teeth
Crown
Neck
Root
Part of teeth that is embedded in the tooth socket
Root
Part of teeth found at the gum line
Neck
Part of teeth that protrudes above the gum line
Crown
3 types of teeth growth
True teeth
Constantly growing teeth
Constantly erupting teeth
Examples of constantly growing teeth
Tushes of pig & incisor teeth of rodents
Teeth that do not possess a definite neck or root; grow from persistent active pulp
Constantly growing teeth
Teeth that possesses extremely long root and no definite neck; filling in of bone pushes the teeth out of the socket to compensate for the wear; cheek teeth
Constantly erupting teeth
All teeth are similar
Homodont dentition
All teeth have gone differentiation - incisors, canine, molars, premolars
Heterodont dentition
When several primitive cones come together to form one tooth
Bunodont dentition
Example of bunodont dentition
Cheek teeth of a pig
Animal with homodont dentition
Dolphin
When the cones of teeth become ridges
Lophodont dentition
High-crowned teeth extending past the gum line, providing extra wear and tear
Hypsodont teeth