Ins and outs, ups and downs

Question 1

Bile may be present is a sign off

Answer 1

vomiting

Question 2

digested food is a sign of

Answer 2

vomiting

Question 3

active abdominal contactions is a sign off

Answer 3

vomiting

Question 4

no oesophageal distension is a sign off

Answer 4

vomiting

Question 5

may occur at any time is a sign off

Answer 5

vomiting

Question 6

Premonitory symptoms (nausea) is a sign off

Answer 6

vomiting

Question 7

no premonitory symptoms is a sign off

Answer 7

regurgitation

Question 8

passive ejection of food is a sign off

Answer 8

regurgitation

Question 9

typically occurs shortly after ingestion of food is a sign off

Answer 9

regurgitation

Question 10

unidgested food and may conform to cylindrical shape of esophagus is a sign off

Answer 10

regurgitation

Question 11

No bile is a sign off

Answer 11

regurgitation

Question 12

potential for oesophageal distention is a sign off

Answer 12

regurgitation

Question 13

What happemns when faecal matter in rectum causes pressue on the internal anal sphincter

Answer 13

internal anal sphincter relaxes allowing passage to external anal sphincter

Question 14

What can animals control to decide whether to defecate or not

Answer 14

external anal sphincter by relaxing to cause defecation or tighten to prohibit passage of faeces

Question 15

What is osmotic diarrhoea

Answer 15

large amount of unabsorbed solutes ->impact on osmolarity causing fluid to be drawn into lumen

Question 16

causes of osmotic diarrhoea

Answer 16

overeating, acute diest change and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

Question 17

what is secretory diarrhoea

Answer 17

fluid secretion and retention that outwighs absorptive potential
loss of sodium and chloride ions and fluid in faeces

Question 18

what is constipation

Answer 18

infrequent, difficult, painful evacuation of faeces

Question 19

what is haematochezia

Answer 19

passage of fresh blood in the faeces

Question 20

What is melena

Answer 20

black stools and refers to GI tract blleding

Question 21

what is tenesmus

Answer 21

frequent and urgent feeling that you need to pass stool

Question 22

What is acute

Answer 22

Very serious, extreme or severe

Question 23

What is chronic

Answer 23

persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

Question 24

Why do rabbits have inability to vomit

Answer 24

due to strong cardia sphincters
also possibly due to curvature of stomach and positioning of sphincter
also musculature of oesophagus prevents retrograde peristalsis
also rabbit GIT has constant movement and pressure on sphincters and cessation results in gut stasis