GI tract Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

mouth

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2
Q

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

A

Soft palate

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3
Q

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

A

Hard palate

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4
Q

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

A

Oropharynx

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5
Q

What part of the mouth secretes saliva?

A

Salivary gland

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6
Q

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

A

sugars, fat and protein

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7
Q

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

A

Esophagus

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8
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What is the 2 layers of lining of the esophagus?

A

Mucosa and submucosa

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9
Q

What are the 2 layers of muscle in the esophagus?

A

longitudinal and circular

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10
Q

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

A

Stomach

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11
Q

What animals have 4 compartment stomachs?

A

Ruminants

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12
Q

What are the 4 stomachs?

A

Reticulum, rumen, omasum, abomasum

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13
Q

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

A

Monogastric

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14
Q

What is the 3 parts of a monogastric stomach?

A

Fundus, body, antrum

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15
Q

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

A

Hydrochloric acid

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16
Q

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

A

Pepsin

17
Q

The small intestine consist of what 3 parts?

A

Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

18
Q

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
Q

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

A

Jejunum

20
Q

What part of the small intestine connect to the cecum?

A

Ileum

21
Q

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
Q

The villi in the small intestine contain what?

A

Microvilli

23
Q

What is digested via the fermentation process in the ruminant?

A

Carbohydrates

24
Q

What are the two main components of the large intestine?

A

Cecum and colon

25
Q

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

A

Cecum

26
Q

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

A

Hindgut

27
Q

What are the two main components of the Anus?

A

Internal sphincter and external sphincter

28
Q

The internal sphincter is under what type of control?

A

Involuntary

29
Q

The external sphincter is under what type of control?

A

voluntary

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