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GUT INSTINCTS
Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The combining form for nourishment is | aliment/o. |
| What are two combining forms that mean mouth? | or/o and stomat/o |
| Gnath/o is the combining form for what? | jaw |
| How many teeth do adult dogs have? | 42 |
| How many teeth do adult cats have? | 30 |
| For which animal does this dental formula apply to? 2(I 3/3, C 1/1, P 4/4, M 2/3) | adult canine |
| Baby teeth are called what? | deciduous teeth |
| Specialized mucous membranes that contain folds of skin called rugae are commonly found in what areas of the body? | hard palate and the lining of the stomach |
| What part of the tooth contains the nerves, blood vessels, and loose connective tissue? | pulp |
| What is the first responder in the body for digestion to occur? | saliva |
| What are the combining forms for salivary glands? | sialaden/o and sial/o |
| The pharynx is another name for ________________. | throat |
| Chewing up of food is also called ____________________________. | mastication |
| Define ptyalism. | hypersalivation |
| The medical word for swallowing is ________________________. | deglutition |
| A fold of peritoneum that resembles an apron in the peritoneal cavity that connects the stomach to other visceral organs is called what? | omentum |
| How many stomachs does a monogastric animal have? | one |
| How many stomachs does a ruminant have? | one true stomach (abomasum) and three forestomachs (rumen, reticulum, omasum) |
| Define pylor/o. | gatekeeper and refers to the narrow passage between the stomach and duodenum |
| What animals are known to regurgitate and remasticate? | ruminants |
| The largest compartment of the ruminant stomach that serves as a fermentation vat is the __________________. | rumen |
| In what order does rumination occur within the stomachs? | rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum |
| The small intestines are connected to the dorsal abdominal wall by the ____________________. | mesentery |
| The four parts of the large intestine are what? | cecum, colon, rectum, anus |
| The three parts of the small intestine are what? | duodenum, jejunum, ileum |
| A word that means pertaining to the gallbladder. | cholecystic |
| Define peristalsis. | series of wavelike contractions of smooth muscles that helps move food through the esophagus and intestines |
| the combining form for liver is ......... | hepat/o |
| Define preprandial. | before a meal |
| Define postprandial. | after a meal |
| Occult means........ | hidden |
| Define adontia. | no teeth |
| Define aerophagia. | swallowing of air |
| Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen is called what? | ascites |
| Grinding of the teeth is called ________________. | bruxism |
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