self assessment quiz Flashcards
Along with Parotid, Zygomatic, and Mandibular, what other major paired salivary glands are present in the dog and cat?
sublingual
Over which premolar does the Parotid gland open over in the upper buccal area?
maxillary fourth premolar
Which striated muscle within the pharyngeal wall will dilate the pharynx?
stylopharyngeus caudalis
How many permanent adult teeth should a dog have?
42
Put the swallowing process steps in order (with the top of the list being the first thing that happens, and the bottom of the list the last thing that happens)
- tongue moves food around mouth and with saliva to become bolus
- the epiglottis covers the larynx and trachea
- breathing is suspended and the esophagus dilates
- the bolus passes up and over the larynx into the esophagus
- the esophagus recloses and the epiglottis un covers the trachea
- the bolus moves down the esophagus and enters the stomach
What type of tooth is also known as “long or high crown” as the majority of the tooth is hidden in the jaw bone?
hypsodont
What type of pulp apex is required for teeth that are continually erupting?
open apex
What type of animals have ‘closed’ root type teeth, which means they erupt to a fixed height only.
carnivores and omnivores
Which dental nerve would be appropriate to block when removing only an incisor on the mandible?
middle mental nerve
wht type of fermentation occurs in cows
foregut fermentation
What is the blood supply of the oesophagus at the thoracic region?
broncho-esophageal artery
Roughly what is the capacity of food material in the caecum in horses?
25-35L
What is the divide between the two regions of the stomach (glandular and keratinised) in horses and pigs called?
margo plicatus
Which part of the avian GI tract is muscular, and has powerful contractions to help crush food? It contains grit to aid in grinding.
gizzard
You identify a circumscribed epidermal elevation containing clear fluid on the snout of a pig. It is less than 5mm in size. What is this called?
a vesicle
You are at a farm visit and based on the clinical signs of a cow you have examined, you think she has foot and mouth disease. What is your biggest concern for the remaining animals on the farm?
it is highly contagious
what type of gastric cell releases histamine
ECL cells
Which part of the gastrointestinal tract of the cow has the lamellae and papillae as shown in the post mortem image below?
omasum
Which vessel provides venous drainage from the stomach?
hepatic portal vein
Fill in the blank: High fat content in the rumen will ……………………………………………… microbial activity
depress
What is the normal rumen pH?
6.5
What plant matter can cause “frothy bloat” in cattle?
clover
Define: gluconeogenesis
the creation of new glucose products
Fill in the blank: Bile salts in aqueous solution tend to form aggregates or …………… which are amphiphilic.
micelles
