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Decks in this class (99)

Salivary Glands and Swallowing
Label this diagram of a basic sal...,
Describe the components of saliva,
Why is bicarbonate ions important...
52  cards
CAR revision tasks
Why can mammals not breathe when ...,
What structures separate the oral...,
What is the position of the soft ...
11  cards
Teeth and Mastication
What is the role of the incisors,
What is the role of the canines,
What is the role of the premolars...
104  cards
Oral cavity, oesophagus and stomach
How do mammals chew and breathe a...,
What is salivary mucocele,
What is the embryological origin ...
5  cards
Enzyme Kinetics
What is michaelis menton kinetics,
What is vmax,
What is km
5  cards
Histology of the head and neck
Describe the composition of prote...,
What structure can be found in th...,
Describe the keratinisation of th...
37  cards
Comparative GI anatomy
What are the sections of the git ...,
What is the function of the hindgut,
What is the function of the midgut
84  cards
Oral microbiology
What is plaque,
Where on the tooth does most bact...,
Why is the oral mucosa a habitat ...
33  cards
Small animal dental disease
Describe some small animal dental...,
What are elodonts with species ex...,
What are anelodonts with species ...
31  cards
Periodontal disease SDL
Which changes in plaque make it a...,
What are the clinical signs of pe...,
How does osteoclastogenesis occur
10  cards
Viruses and vesicle formation
Define vesicle,
What is a bulla,
What is acantholysis
30  cards
GIT embryology
What do hox genes do,
How does the gut tube form,
What happens to the mesoderm ecto...
36  cards
Equine dental radiography
What restraints should be used wh...,
2  cards
Stomach anatomy and motility
Label this section through the git,
Describe the anatomy and function...,
Describe the anatomy of the submu...
23  cards
Stomach imaging
In what situations would you want...,
Label this radiograph,
What contrast media can be used t...
14  cards
Gastric Juice
What is a zymogen proenzyme,
What is autocatalysis,
What is a paracrine hormone
21  cards
Gastrointestinal motility
Describe the hormones that regula...,
How can diet affect appetite,
How does metabolic rate affect ap...
28  cards
Rumen anatomy
What are the components of the ru...,
Why do ruminants have a rem retic...,
What is the origin of the fore st...
32  cards
Rumen diseases CR
What are some common reasons for ...,
Describe the normal position of t...,
What occurs after birth that make...
5  cards
Rumen and stomach microbiology
What does microbial fermentation ...,
What conditions are required for ...,
What type of microbes digest gras...
11  cards
Rumen fermentation
Describe the chain of carbohydrat...,
Where are vfas absorbed and where...,
Explain fat digestion in the rumen
17  cards
rumen function SDL
What are the advantages and disad...,
What are the advantages and disad...,
What is the main difference in ca...
4  cards
Histology of non-glandular stomach
Why is keratinised epithelium nee...,
Which part of the ruminant forest...,
What epithelium would you find in...
10  cards
Rumen SDL
What is the function of bacteria ...,
What is the function of protozoa ...,
What is the function of fungi in ...
10  cards
Liver anatomy and histology
Describe the blood supply to the ...,
What is the clinical relevance of...,
Describe the regeneration of the ...
42  cards
Liver function
What is the role of the liver in ...,
What are the liver enzymes involv...,
What is the function of aspartate...
23  cards
Principles of toxicology SDL
What are the possible effects of ...,
When does a chemical become toxic,
What is ld50
18  cards
Urea cycle and nitrogen metabolism
Where does ammonia come from,
What happens if ammonia builds up,
What conditions cause hyperammonemia
12  cards
Drug metabolism and elimination
What is pharmacokinetics,
What is pharmacodynamics,
What are the main and secondary r...
6  cards
LIver clinical pathology
If blood from the git is bypassin...,
Why do patients who s blood bypas...,
What is paracetamol dangerous in ...
9  cards
Avian digestion and nutrition
Why is metabolism high in birds,
Describe the variation of the git...,
Describe the variation of carnivo...
41  cards
Body wall and peritoneum
What is a laparotomy,
What is a laparoscopy,
What is
20  cards
SI and pancreas anatomy
Describe the layers of the si,
Describe the anatomy and function...,
Describe the anatomy and function...
48  cards
Important!!
When will you propose to leah,
Who is the best girlfriend
2  cards
Lipid digestion
Describe the composition of large...,
How does bile acid reduce fat dro...,
What happens to lipids in intesti...
7  cards
Carb digestion
What is the composition of starch,
What are the main classes of poly...,
Describe the composition of glycogen
5  cards
Protein digestion
What are the cells of the pancrea...,
What pancreatic enzymes digest pr...,
What causes zymogens from the pan...
8  cards
Digestion and absorption
What is the difference between th...,
Describe the absorption mechanism...,
What is secretory diarrhoea
16  cards
LI anatomy and histology
What is the function of the li,
Describe the joining of the si an...,
Fill in this table on the compone...
24  cards
Intestinal hormones and motility
What is the main regulatory organ...,
What are the different theories o...,
Describe the lipostat hypothesis ...
20  cards
Skinny ribs CR
What is pica,
What is borborygmi,
Why does giving dogs chicken and ...
9  cards
Equine gut anatomy and physiology
What are the problems of a grazin...,
Describe horse dentition,
What is the effect of concentrate...
22  cards
Large intestinal function
What does extracellular fluid inc...,
What are the of intracellular and...,
Fill in the table of the main sit...
12  cards
Anatomy of LI in exotics
What is the function of the proxi...,
What are the 2 types of faecal pe...,
Where in the rabbit git is there ...
30  cards
Anus and rectum anatomy
What is the rectum and its function,
What is the anus and its anus,
Describe the anatomy of the rectum
44  cards
abdominal pain in horse
What are the signs of mild colic ...,
What is the risk of rectal exams
2  cards
Atresia and hernias
What is atresia,
What is a hernia,
What is atresia ani
13  cards
Problem bottom SDL
What is diarrhoea,
What are the advantages and disad...,
What are the advantages and disad...
6  cards
GI pharmacology
Describe the layout of the enteri...,
Describe the neuronal control of ...,
Describe the hormonal control of ...
37  cards
Basics of metabolism
What is catabolism in metabolism,
What is anabolism in metabolism,
Describe the intrinsic regulation...
13  cards
Fate of proteins
What are the functions of protein...,
What is the primary structure of ...,
Describe protein metabolism after...
7  cards
Fate of glucose
Describe the changes in glucose i...,
Describe how glucose is maintaine...,
What occurs in starvation
30  cards
Fate of lipids
What is beta oxidation,
Where do chylomicrons go,
What is lipogenesis
8  cards
Cat-astrophe
What is gross energy and why is i...,
What ways is energy lost from food,
What is metabolisable energy
3  cards
Ketosis
What are the 3 ways metabolic hom...,
Which tissues are dependent on gl...,
How does release of insulin count...
4  cards
Intro to clinical biochemistry
What things can be assessed in cl...,
Why are the substrates assessed i...,
What are the categories of liver ...
5  cards
Abdominal imaging-ultrasound
Describe the preparation for abdo...,
Describe the imaging planes and v...
2  cards
Lipaemia
What is hyperlipidaemia,
What is hyperlipaemia,
What causes hyperlipaemia
4  cards
clinical cases
What is the effect on biochemistr...,
What impact does anorexia have on...,
What is hepatic lipidosis
6  cards
Immunology refresher
Describe the anatomy of lymph nodes,
What is the role of lymph nodes,
Describe the function of the spleen
34  cards
GALT
Describe galt,
What does galt contain,
Where are peyer s patches found
15  cards
Hypersensitivities
Describe type i hypersensitivity,
Describe type ii hypersensitivity,
How is type ii hypersensitivity d...
8  cards
Chronic intestinal inflammation and granuloma formation
What are the signs of inflammation,
What causes redness and heat in i...,
What causes swelling pain and lac...
18  cards
Immune tolerance
Define immune intolerance,
What are the types of immune tole...,
Describe mechanisms of central to...
19  cards
bacterial genetics
Describe the difference between e...,
Describe the bacterial genome,
What is a plasmid
29  cards
Intro to gut microbiology
What makes up the intestinal micr...,
What are the methods of enumerati...,
Describe how the gut flora is est...
9  cards
Mycobacteria
What are the most common mycobact...,
What pathogen causes johne s disease,
How long do mycobacteria take to ...
5  cards
SI and LI microbiology
Why is infection in the oesophagu...,
What are the notifiable infection...,
Describe enterobacteriaceae
34  cards
Intestinal bacteria
List the important genera of the ...,
What are the important genera in ...,
What are the important subgroups ...
16  cards
Johne's Cow CR
What are the routes of transmissi...,
What are the key characteristics ...,
What are possible mehtods of prev...
3  cards
Host microbiome and genomes
What is the genome,
What is the mitochondrial genome,
Describe maternal inheritance of ...
13  cards
Viruses and intestinal disease
Why is diarrhoea more common in y...,
How might an animal ingest viruse...,
Describe the common features of e...
17  cards
Viruses and GI disease
Describe the features of parvovir...,
Which parvoviruses are of veterin...,
Describe the effect of parvovirus...
39  cards
PCR
What is pcr,
How does pcr work,
What are the pros and cons of pcr
5  cards
Pathogenic mechanisms of diarrhoea
What are the pathogenic mechanism...,
Describe hypersecretion caused by...,
Describe infiltrative and prolife...
4  cards
Case of 2 puppies
What are the possible disadvantag...,
What does a cpv snap test detecet,
What does cpv pcr detect
3  cards
GI parasites
Describe specieslocation lifecycl...,
Describe specieslocation lifecycl...,
Describe specieslocation lifecycl...
76  cards
Feed intake
What factors affect digestibility...,
Describe the animal factors that ...,
How does food ration affect diges...
9  cards
Energy and protein
Describe the composition of food,
What fractions is feedstuffs brok...,
What is gross energy of feed
22  cards
Pasture management
What is rough grazing,
What is permanent pasture,
What are short term leys temporar...
29  cards
Colostrum
What does colostrum contain,
Why is colostrum so important in ...,
Why is colostrum important to neo...
15  cards
Feeding young ruminants
Describe the differences between ...,
What is needed to help rumen deve...,
What stimulates the growth of pap...
31  cards
Principles of dairy cow feeding
Describe homegrown forages as a d...,
Describe purchased feeds as dairy...,
How much does a lactating cow eat...
11  cards
Minerals and vitamins
What are the sources of vitamins ...,
What vitamins are essential in ru...,
What is pica
48  cards
approach to diarrhoea
What are the common differentials...,
What are the common differentials...,
What are the common differentials...
6  cards
Pig nutrition
What is the recommended diet for ...,
What is the normal diet for comme...,
What are the types of commercial ...
22  cards
Downer cow CR
Why is it important to get a down...,
What are the msk differentials fo...,
What are the gi metabolic differe...
7  cards
Intro to dog and cat nutrition
Why are cats obligate carnivores,
What is the effect of taurine def...,
What is protein required for in s...
21  cards
Calculating dog and cat feeding
What are the calculations to find...,
What is maintenance energy requir...,
How is der calculated
21  cards
Rabbit and guinea pig nutrition
Where do rabbits and guinea pigs ...,
Describe the natural diet of guin...,
Describe the ideal diet for rabbi...
17  cards
Rabbit husbandry linked to gut health
What is the outcome of rabbits no...,
What factors can stop rabbits fro...,
How can caecotrophs and diarrhoea...
5  cards
Raw vs homemade feeding
What are the pros and cons of a r...,
What are the pros and cons of hom...,
What are fixed and open formulati...
3  cards
Equine nutrition
Describe the components of a hors...,
Describe the importance of forage...,
Describe the components of hay in...
31  cards
GI reptiles fish and amphibians
Describe the reptile mouth oral c...,
Describe the snake tongue,
Describe the jacobson s organ
27  cards
Assisted feeding
When do we need to consider assis...,
What are types of assisted feeding,
Describe the features of naso oes...
8  cards
Skinny chicken cR
What common nutritional deficienc...,
What are the key nutritional requ...,
Describe the best feeding practic...
3  cards
Sick rabbit cR
What is normal frequency of borbo...
1  cards
Exotics nutrition
How do you bcs a snake,
What are the causes of pyramiding...,
What types of diet predispose par...
4  cards
Formative qs
Coenurus cerebralis typically fou...,
Regurgitation is typically a sign...,
Primary contractions of the rumen...
39  cards

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