Ruminant Digestive System & sheep Flashcards
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Ruminants
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animals that are high in fiber
2
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a-, an-
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without
3
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Ab-
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away from
4
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ad-,af-
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to, toward
5
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dia-
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through
6
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dis-,dys-
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difficult
7
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ex, ef
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away from
8
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-osis
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condition of, state caused by
9
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-rrhea
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flowing
10
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Rumination Cycle:
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- Regurgitation: throwing the food back up into the mouth from the reticulum
- Reinsalvation: Wetting the food again with saliva to breakdown the food more
- Remastication: rechewing of the food
- Redeglutition: Reswallowing of the food
11
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Teeth
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Aid in prehension and particle reduction
12
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Tongue
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Prehension, mixing and tasting
13
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Salivary glands
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Produce saliva that it is composed of mucin, bicarbonate, and urea with water
14
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Esophagus
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Carries food from the pharynx to stomach. Also aids the returning food to the mouth during regurgitation
15
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Reticulum
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initiates regurgitation. Looks like honeycombs. Also called the hardware stomach