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Vet Med term

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rumination   regurgitation, remastication, ensalivation, and reswollowing of partially digested food. Occurs in Rummants.  
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Peristalsis   invoulntary wavelike movment of the intersinal tract propelling contents through the gastrointestinal tract  
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Omnivores   eat meat and plants  
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Herivores   eat plants  
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Carnivores   eat meat  
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Labia   lips  
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Chol/e, chol/o   bile  
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Chyl/e, chyl/o   milky fluid  
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Ptyal/o   saliva  
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amyl/o   starch  
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what are the functions of the gi tract   prehnsion of food transpert of foodbreakdown of foodabsoption of foodcarries waste to be eliminated form the body  
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what are the structures of gi   mouth, teeth, tongue, pharanyx, esophagus, stmach, intestines.  
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what are the accessory organs   salivary glands, liver, pancreas  
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sheep goats horses have what kind that help them to pick up food   Soft flexiable lips  
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cattle and hogs have   shift and immobile lips  
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rats have so that they can chew through material without having to ingest it   lips that meet behingd the inscisors  
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members of the camel family have allowing them to graze without digging up the roots   upperlips that split  
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conical papillae   cone-shaped finger-like projections found onthr inside of the lips of ruminants. Prevents food from escaping from the mouth.  
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oral cavity contains   gums teeth and tongue  
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what is the palate   it forms the roof of the mouth  
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hard palate   rigid bony structure covered with mucous membranes that contains transverse ridges of thickend membrane  
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soft palate   parition between mouth and the nasoharanyx that is composed of muscle and covered with mucous membranes.  
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cheeks   formed by buccinator muscle(keeps food between the teeth while chewing) and the buccal pad  
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tongue   keeps food between the teeth during chewing puts pressure on the hard palate to aid in the swallowing used for the food prehension, licking, grooming, lapping up fluid  
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lingual frenulum   anchors underside of the tongue to floor of the mouth  
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papillae   elevation on the sides and the upper surface of the tongue.  
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gingivae/ gingiva   covers the surfaces of the maxilla and the mandible and forms a collar around each tooth very vascular  
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teeth   number vary between species and diet  
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deciduous teeth   functions to cut and grind food and to provide defenserabbits and rodents have only one set of teeth that grow throughout life  
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carnivoers have   brachydont teeth  
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crown   projects above gumline  
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neck   located in gumline  
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root   fixes the tooth in the socket(bony Alveoulus)  
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enamel   encases the crown( hardest substance of body)  
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Cementum   encases the root. Cementum is bonelike  
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dentin   lise under the enamel and cementum and makes up the bulk of the tooth  
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Alveolar Bone   is the bony structure that supports the teeth  
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pulp cavity   inside the dentin and conatins the tooths nerve and blood supply  
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perodental ligament   connects cementum to bone of the alveolus  
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periodontium   peridontal ligament+ the connections in the cementum+ surrounding Alveolaer bone  
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herbivores have   hypsodont teeth  
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incisors   front teeth that are used for shearing and cutting grass. aslo defense  
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canines   "fangs eyeteeth, wolf teeth, tusks," used to them prominent in carnivore. Used for defense  
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premolars and Molars   "cheek teeth," grind food to a size that can be swallowed.  
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dental formulas   indicates the number of each teeth on 1 side of the mouth ICPM  
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lingual   surface of the teeth next to tongue  
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buccal   surface of teeth next to the cheeck  
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labial   surface of teeth next to the lips  
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occusal   surface of teeth for chewing  
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Salivary glands   paratid(next to the parietal bone), mandibular, sublingual, Zygomatic(only in dogs)  
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saliva   serous fluid secreted by the salivary glands that funcions to dissolve or lubicated food, facilitate swallowing, and initiate digestion.  
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Pharynx   passage way for air and food  
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Esophagus   muscular tube from the pharaynx through the diaphragm to the stomach dilates as food passes through  
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voluntary swallowing   passage of food from the mouth to the pharaynx. at this point the larynx is blocked by the epiglottis so food should olgy the right way the tounge helps  
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1st invoulntary swallowing   reflex phase that passes the food from the esophagus to the stomach. respiration is surppressed as to keepfood from going into the trachea  
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2nd invoulntary swallowing   muscles contract the food through the cardiac sphinctor into the stomach  
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peritoneum   membranes that lines the abdominal cavity; holds viscera in place  
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omentum   fold of pertioneum overlying organs, esp stomach. lace like in apperance  
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mesentary   peritoneal fold that attaches the intestines to the dorsal  
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nonruminant   simple stomached  
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Monogastric   single chambered stomach located caudal to diaphragm on the left side of the body 3 main parts: fundus, body, pylorus  
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sphincter muscle   muscles that are ring shaped that close an opening when they contract  
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cardiac sphincter   located between the esophagus and stomach . food enters when it relaxes. sphincters thightens when digestion is taking place. prvents reflux.  
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pyloric sphincter   located between the pylorus and the duodneum. contracts to revent stomach conents from escaping during digestion. relaxes to allow contents to leave stomach and continue to intestines.  
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layers of intestinal wall (from inner to outer)   mucosa, submucosa, muscular externa, serosa  
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chyme   smeifluid contents of stomach after digestionmoves through digestive tract via peristalsis  
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4 chambers of a ruminant stomach   rumen, recticulum, omansum, abomasum1st 3 chambers ferment the food.  
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Fermination   anaerobic conversion of organic compounds such as carbohydrates, to  
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