EXAM 2 RESPIRATORY AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards

1
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Gastrointestinal Tract consists of

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Mouth to the Anus

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2
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Accessory structures that disassemble food in to smaller molecules

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Tongue,
Teeth,
Salivary Glands,
Liver,
Gall Bladder,
Pancreas
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3
Q

4 functions of the digestive system

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Digestion,
Absorption,
Motility,
Evacuation

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4
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Mono-gastric animals

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Rabbits,
Horses,
Herbivores

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5
Q

Who do not have what enzyme to digest what? After that, what is used?

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Mammals
Cellulose
Large Colon

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6
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Ruminants (herbivore) Rumen

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Digest plant materials,
Holds 50 gallons of water,
Modified at the beginning,
Foregut fermentation

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7
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Upper GI Tract consists of

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Mouth,
Teeth,
Saliva

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8
Q

Pharynx

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Back of throat

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9
Q

Peristalsis

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Waves that push food to the back of the esophagus

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10
Q

Don’t show signs of having a disease

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Rats

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11
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Signs of disease

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Vomiting,
Regurgitation,
Diarrhea,
Anorexia,
Dehydration,
Weight change,
Pain
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12
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What pain is the hardest to diagnose

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Abdominal

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13
Q

Gingiva

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Gums

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14
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Alveolus

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Tooth socket

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15
Q

Gingivitis

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Infectious inflammation of the Gingiva, affects tooth attachment

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16
Q

What % of dogs cats have Gingivitis. Periodontal disease

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60% to 80%

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17
Q

= REVERSIBLE inflammation of gum margins

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Gingivitis

18
Q

Plaque

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Friendly “soft” bacteria, cells, saliva

19
Q

Calcus

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Mineralized plaque (inflamed)

20
Q

Salcus

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Gutter around tooth

21
Q

Etiology of gingivitis

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Form of PLAQUE
Transforms to CALCUS
Irritation of the gingiva,
Bacteria multiplies
Bacteria causes inflammation
Weakening tooth attachment
22
Q

Irreversible and loss of gingival attachment

A

Periodontitis

23
Q

Halitosis

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Severe bad breath

24
Q

Clinical signs of gingivitis/periodontitis

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Halitosis
Reluctant to chew hard food, oral pain
Loose teeth, pawing at mouth 
Head shyness 
Increased saliva 
Sneeze/nasal discharge 
Facial swelling 
Tooth loss
25
Q

Diagnosis for Gingivitis/Periodontitis

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Oral exam
Tartar inflammation
Probe
Radiographs

26
Q

Treatment for Gingivitis/Periodontitis

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Dental scaling

Clean below the gum line

27
Q

Prevention of Gingivitis/Periodontitis

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Starting oral hygiene early and keeping it up by brushing twice daily
Hard, crunchy food
Dental treats

28
Q

Choke

A

Esophageal obstruction
Horses and Cows
From eating turnips, apples and potatoes
Neck mass

29
Q

Choke in Horses

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Stretching of the neck
Nasal discharge w/food
Anxious, Sweating, Salivating
Coughing

30
Q

Choke in Cows

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Emergency
Bloat
Expanding rumen compression
Organs

31
Q

Diagnosis for Choke

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Hx and clinical signs
Palpate Neck
Check left side
Endoscopy or radiograph

32
Q

Treatment for choke in horses

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Fasting
Hydrate: IV Fluids
Irrigate w/stomach tube
Muscle relaxants

33
Q

Treatment for Choke in Cows

A

EMERGENCY

Relieve the gas from the Tympany using a trocar, pushing a hole in the rumen

34
Q

Complications of Choke

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causes inhalation pneumonia, pressure necrosis, rupture, and stricture

35
Q

Prevention from Choke

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Avoid cube and pellets
Slow eating
Keep gap periods between food and exercise
Keep away from orchard

36
Q

Hardware Disease

A

Traumatic reticuloperitonitis
Caused by a wire
Damaging the Reticulum
Most common in dairy cows

37
Q

Pericardium

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Where the wire to go to first before going through the heart

38
Q

Clinical signs of Hardware Disease

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Groaning
Hunched back
HR, RR, Temp increase
Anorexia
Decreased feces
Murmur
Heart Failure
39
Q

Peritonitis

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Inflammation of the membrane lining of the abdominal wall of organs

40
Q

Pleuritis

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Inflammation of tissues that line the lung and chest cavity