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FInal Review part 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blood Flow (cardiovascular system) | heart -> aorta -> arteries -> arterioles -> capillaries -> venules -> veins -> vena cava |
| Hypotension (cardiovascular system) | low blood pressure |
| Hypertension (cardiovascular system) | high blood pressure |
| Heartworms (cardiovascular system) | dirofilaria immitis, vector: mosquito, offspring: microfilaria |
| Accessory Organs (alimentary system) | liver, pancreas, gall bladder |
| Monogastric Digestive System (alimentary system) | one simple stomach, ex: dog, cat, pig, human |
| Ruminant Digestive System (alimentary system) | large stomach divided into 4 chambers, ex: cow, sheep, goat, deer |
| Hindgut Fermenter Digestive System (alimentary system) | one stomach, large cecum, diet high in fiber/cellulose, ex: horse, rabbit, guinea pig |
| Papillae (alimentary system) | taste receptors on tongue |
| Frenulum (alimentary system) | band of connective tissue that connects tongue to the floor of the oral cavity |
| Teeth Order from Front to Back (alimentary system) | incisors, canines, premolars, molars |
| Order Food is Digested (alimentary system) | esophagus, liver, stomach, spleen, small intestine, large intestine, etc. |
| Ruminant Chambers (alimentary system) | rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum |
| Rumen (alimentary system) | fermentation vat - lots of bacteria to breakdown cellulose |
| Abosmasum (alimentary system) | "true stomach," secretes acids & enzymes |
| Small Intestine (alimentary system) | creates peristalsis, site for enzymatic digestion & nutrient absorption |
| Cecum (alimentary system) | vestigial structure for dogs/cats, for hindgut fermenters/ruminants it's a site of microbial fermentation, absorption & transportation |
| Colon/Large Intestine (alimentary system) | bulks up/stores material, site of microbial digestion |
| Gastroenteritis (alimentary system) | inflammation in the digestive tract |
| Gastroenteritis can cause... (alimentary system) | melenic (black) diarrhea- higher in the GI tract, hematochezic (bloody) stool- lower in the GI tract |
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