exam 1 - lecture 4 Flashcards
horses are ____ grazers
continuous
which bacteria in the colon is not a pathogen
Helicobacter equinus
what hormones control intake regulation
leptin
ghrelin - stimulate appetite
what is trituration
process ingesta to optimize digestion and absorption upon entry into the intestine
what allows liquids to depart the stomach without need for propulsive peristaltic contractions
thick circular musculature of pylorus
average gastric half emptying time for solid food
1.56 hr
half emptying time for liquid
10-74 min
half emptying time for liquid for foals
4-14 min
stomach will be empty of food in adult horse in
12 hr
where is the pH highest in the stomach
near the squamous portion
how does HCl secretion work
continuous
what stimulates HCl production
histamine
gastrin - cortisol
ACh
prostaglandins
what inhibits HCl production
somatostatin
2 forms of equine gastric ulcer syndrome
EGSD, EGGD
squamous and glandular disease
both can be in one patient
why do squamous ulcers develop
minimally protected from acid
normally covered with ingesta - unless not
what in humans is like EGSD
gerd
risk factors for EGSD
empty stomach, exercise on empty stomach, pyloric outflow obstruction
location for EGSD
lesser curvature at margo plicatus