GI Tract
In what part of the digestive system is the jejunum?
Small intestine
common intestinal parasite found in puppies, transferred from mother to offspring
roundworms
Dogs and cats have what kind of digestive system?
What is monogastric
Passage way for food from the mouth to the stomach
Esophagus
3 layers of a tooth
what is enamel, dentin and pulp
Used to mix and store food
what is the stomach
If vomiting is active, regurgitation is _________.
horses have a large ________ for fermenting fibrous feed or forage.
what is Cecum (hindgut also acceptable)
Acidic soup-like liquid made of digested food
Chyme
clinical name for baby teeth
what is deciduous dentition
the main site for enzymatic/chemical digestions and the absorption of nutrients
what is the small intestine
A failure of the pancreas to produce sufficient digestive enzymes (common in GSDs)
what is Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency or EPI
Salivary enzymes do not occur in what species?
Carnivores (dogs and cats)
the trap door that keeps food out of the airway
small teeth used for nibbling/grooming, cutting
what are incisors
the site for absorption of water, electrolytes and water soluble vitamins
what is the large intestines
GDV stands for
what is Gastric Dilation and Volvulus
In omnivores and herbivores digestion of carbohydrates begins where?
What is the mouth, with secretion of salivary emzymes
absorptive "fingers" that line the intestinal wall
what is villi
What does FORL stand for?
Feline oral resporptive lesion
folds in the stomach
what is rugae
inflammation of the colon
what is colitis
Horses and rabbits cannot ________.
Vomit
Names of the 4 salivary glands in a canine
what is zygomatic, sublingual, mandibular and parotid
largest tooth in the mouth of carnivores
what is the carnassial