Digestive System Flashcards

1
Q

functions of digestive system (5)

A

-ingestion
-mixing and moving
-digestion
-metabolism
-move waste products

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2
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digestive tract is also known as

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gastrointestinal tract (GIT)

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3
Q

digestive system parts (7)

A

-mouth
-salivary glands
-pharynx
-esophagus
-monogastric stomach
-small intestine
-large intestine

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4
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parts of the mouth

A

-lips
-teeth
-tongue

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5
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salivary glands

A

deposit saliva into oral cavity via ducts or tubes

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6
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saliva contains

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mostly water, bicarbonate, antibodies, enzymes

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7
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amylase in saliva

A

-pigs
-helps digest starchy carbohydrates in stomach

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8
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functions of saliva (4)

A

-soften and lubricate food
-antibacterial properties
-pH regulation
-enzymatic digestion

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9
Q

digestion related organs

A

liver, gall bladder, pancreas

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11
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liver functions

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-detoxify substances from digestive tract
-remove bacteria, viruses, damaged blood cells
-bile production
-coagulation factors

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12
Q

liver has large amounts of what circulating thro it?

A

blood

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13
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gall bladder

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stores bile until it is needed to digest fats

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14
Q

do horses have a gall bladder?

A

no

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15
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pancreas

A

-2 parts
-located by duodenum & stomach

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16
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what are the 2 parts of the pancreas

A

endocrine and exocrine

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17
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endocrine part of pancreas’s produces

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hormones (insulin, glucagon, regular blood glucose) and releases them

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18
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exocrine part in pancreas produces

A

digestive system enzymes (carbs, fats, proteins) and released them into duodenum

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19
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esophagus

A

-muscular tube
-tube connecting pharynx & stomach

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20
Q

how is food moved?

A

peristalsis (muscular contractions)

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21
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monogastric stomachs

A

-store food
-mechanical (increase surface area)
-chemical breakdown (enzymes & acids)

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22
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small intestine

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-tube connecting stomach to large intestine
-main area of digestion & nutrient absorption in pigs (non-ruminants)

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23
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small intestine features

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-long and many loops
-lining has many folds
-fingerlike projections called villi
-villi have fingerlike projections called microvilli

24
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what do the small intestine features do

A

-increase surface area
-MORE NUTRIENT ABSORPTION

25
Q

large intestine parts

A

-cecum
-colon
-rectum
-anus

26
Q

cecum

A

fermentation of plant material

27
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colon

A

absorption of H2O and ions

28
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rectum

A

storage of feces until defecation occurs

29
Q

what do ruminants eat

A

large amounts of fibrous feed

30
Q

what chambers of a ruminant stomach is the fore stomach without enzymes

A

rumen, reticulum, omasum

32
Q

what part of a ruminants stomach is the true stomach

33
Q

abomasum

A

glandular or produces digestive enzymes

34
Q

rumen functions (3)

A

-storage of feed
-mixing & breaking down
-fermentation

35
Q

fermentation vat or paunch

36
Q

where is the most cellulose degraded and contains large numbers of bacteria, protozoa and fungi

37
Q

fermentation process

A

breakdown of complex carbohydrates (cellulose) into VFA

38
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VFA

A

acetic, butyric, and probiotic acid

39
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what do ruminants do with VFA’s?

A

absorb and use them for energy

40
Q

what contracts to mix feed in a ruminant

A

rumen and reticulum

41
Q

rumen papillae

A

increases surface area for absorption of VFA

42
Q

where does fermentation (VFA production) occur in a horse?

43
Q

where are VFA’s absorbed in horses?

A

cecum and colon and used as an energy source

44
Q

reticulum

A

-honeycomb
-located behind heart on left side
-metal accumulates

45
Q

omasum

A

-many plies
-absorbs water

46
Q

abomasum

A

-true stomach
-located right side alone body all
-like monogastric but doesn’t store

47
Q

rumination

A

chewing cud

48
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purpose of rumination

A

more breakdown of plant materials

49
Q

cud

A

a bolus / ball of feed

50
Q

steps of rumination

A

-regurgitation of bolus into esophagus
-bolus moved into mouth by reverse peristalsis
-bolus chewed more and salvia added
-bolus reswallowed

51
Q

reverse peristalsis

A

movement of food backward into esophagus

52
Q

eructation

A

-belching
-release of gases produced by microbes during fermentation

53
Q

is the rumen functional at birth

A

no, at birth the largest compartment is the abomasum

54
Q

largest compartment at birth

55
Q

what allows milk to bypass the rumen and reticulum in a newborn animal

A

esophageal groove