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Digestive System Flashcards

1
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Word for, act of picking up food

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Prehension

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2
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Food mixed with saliva forms a

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Bolus

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3
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Animals whos lips aid in prehension

And animals who’s lips do not

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Do: horses, sheep, goats(flexible lips)

Don’t: cows, pigs (stiff)

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4
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Cows have this on their cheeks and on tongue to help in chewing

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Papillae

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5
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This is too long in brachycephalic breeds, can cause snoring

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Soft palate

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6
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The tongue is ____ muscle covered by mucous membrane

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Skeletal

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7
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Cattle use this for prehension

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Tongue

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8
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The tongue is rostrally attached to the floor of the mouth by

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Frenulum tissue

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9
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When someone is “tongue tied” this means

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Born w a tight frenulum

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10
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Deciduous teeth

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Baby teeth

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11
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Dentin, which makes up most of a tooth, contains what minerals

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Calcium and phosphorus

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12
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The exposed part of teeth is covered in

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Enamel

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13
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Incisors are used for

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Cutting

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14
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Max number of incisors on each side of midline

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3

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15
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Canines are used for

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Tearing and seizing

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16
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Elephant tusks are canines made of ivory. Ivory is just

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Pure dentin (no enamel )

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17
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Max number of canines in each side

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1

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18
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How many premolars and molars on each side

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2-4

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19
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Premolars and molars are used for

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Grinding food

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20
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Which species has a full dentition (as many of each kind of teeth as you can possible have)

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Pigs

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21
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Teeth formula for dog

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I3 C1 P4 M2
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M3

22
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Teeth formula for cats

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I3 C1 P3 M1
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P2

23
Q

“Broken mouth” in sheep

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1 or 2 teeth missing

24
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“Smooth mouth” in goats

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Over 2 teeth missing

25
Q

Sheep are checked for missing teeth before being sold, this is how what disease spreads

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Foot and mouth disease

26
Q

Which teeth are needle teeth in piglets

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Deciduous I3 and C

27
Q

Ruminants have a dental pad rather than teeth where (upper or lower)

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Upper mouth

28
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“Wolf teeth” in horses that affect bite is what teeth

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P1

29
Q

Retained deciduous teeth are called

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Caps

30
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Filing down a horses caps is called

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Floating

31
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The carnassial tooth, used for shearing in dogs and cats, is what teeth

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P4 upper and M1 lower

32
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Adult teeth that don’t continue growing over lifetime, wear away over time

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True teeth, aka brachydont teeth

33
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Adult teeth that constantly erupt over animals lifetime as surface wears down

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Hypsodont teeth

34
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Rodents, beavers, rabbits, and horses have what kind of adult teeth

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Hypsodont teeth

35
Q

Aging a cow based on permanent teeth eruption

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I1- 2 years
I2- 2.5 years
I3- 3 years
C4- 4 years

36
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Aging a horse based on permanent teeth eruption

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I1- 2.5 years
I2- 3.5
I3- 4.5

37
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Aging a dog based on permanent teeth eruption

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I1- 4 months 
I2- 4.5 months 
I3- 5 months 
C- 6months 
P and M permanent by 1 year
38
Q

Visible part of tooth above gum line

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Crown

39
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Part of tooth at gum line, where tooth narrows

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Neck

40
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Part of tooth imbedded in socket or alveolus

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Root

41
Q

Incisors and canines have how many roots

Molars and premolars?

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1

2 or 3

42
Q

Central part of tooth that contains blood vessels and nerves

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Pulp cavity

43
Q

Antibiotic that if used by pregnant dam, or by a young child before adult teeth come in, causes discolored is enamel

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Tetracycline

44
Q

Outer layer of root

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Cementum

45
Q

Labial surface of a tooth

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Towards lips

46
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Lingual surface of tooth

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Towards tongue

47
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Buccal surface of a tooth

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Towards cheek

48
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Palatal surface of a tooth

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Towards hard palate

49
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Table or occlusal surface of a tooth

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Biting surface between upper and lower teeth

50
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Contact surface of a tooth

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Contact area between teeth that are next to each other

51
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Mesial

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Towards midline

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