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1
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What is also known as the oral cavity and is where food is taken into the body?

A

mouth

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What part of the mouth is tissue that separates the oropharynx and nasopharynx, and prevents food from going into the nasal passageway when swallowing?

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Soft palate

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What part of the mouth is the bony portion between the mouth and nose?

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Hard palate

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What part of the mouth is the part of the pharynx between the tongue and the soft palate?

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Oropharynx

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5
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What part of the mouth secretes saliva?

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Salivary gland

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Chemical digestion of food is accomplished by secretion of enzymes that help break down what?

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sugars, fat and protein

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What is the tubular organ that connects the mouth to the stomach?

A

Esophagus

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What is the 2 layers of lining of the esophagus?

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Mucosa and submucosa

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What are the 2 layers of muscle in the esophagus?

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longitudinal and circular

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10
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What is the major part of digestion of food and links the esophagus to the small intestine?

A

Stomach

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What animals have 4 compartment stomachs?

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Ruminants

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12
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What are the 4 stomachs?

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Reticulum, rumen, omasum, abomasum

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13
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What is a single stomach that has 3 separate parts called?

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Monogastric

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14
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What is the 3 parts of a monogastric stomach?

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Fundus, body, antrum

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15
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The stomach produces what which aids in the breakdown of food?

A

Hydrochloric acid

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16
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What enzyme breaks down proteins into amino acids in the stomach?

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Pepsin

17
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The small intestine consist of what 3 parts?

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Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

18
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What part of the small intestine is the upper part that is connected to the stomach and on which the pancreas is attached to?

A

Duodenum

19
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What part of the small intestine makes up the majority of the small intestine?

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Jejunum

20
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What part of the small intestine connect to the cecum?

A

Ileum

21
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The small intestine absorbs what due to the large surface area created by the folds in the intestinal wall and millions of villi?

A

nutrients

22
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The villi in the small intestine contain what?

A

Microvilli

23
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What is digested via the fermentation process in the ruminant?

A

Carbohydrates

24
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What are the two main components of the large intestine?

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Cecum and colon

25
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What is a blind sac that is less developed in dogs and cats but is more advanced in the ruminant?

A

Cecum

26
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In horses, what is the cecum and colon referred as?

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Hindgut

27
Q

What are the two main components of the Anus?

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Internal sphincter and external sphincter

28
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The internal sphincter is under what type of control?

A

Involuntary

29
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The external sphincter is under what type of control?

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voluntary

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