Chapter 6: Gut Instincts

Mixing of ingesta in the intestine is called

Segmentation

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

Ascites

Telescoping of one part of the intestine into an adjacent part is called

Intussusception

The small intestine is attached to the dorsal abdominal wall by the…

Mesentery

Eating and kicking of abnormal substances is called…

Pica

Inflammation of the mouth

Stomatitis

Straining, painful defecation

Tenesmus

Tumor of the liver

Hepatoma

Marked wasting or excessive leanness

Emaciation

Forced feeding or irrigation through a tube passed into the stomach

Gavage

The muscular, wavelike movement used to transport food through the digestive system

Peristalsis

Part of the tooth that contains a rich supply of nerves and blood vessels

Pulp

Buccal means

Pertaining to the cheek

Stomat/o

Mouth

Erosion of tissue

Ulcer

Narrow passage between the stomach and the duodenum

Mesentery

Formation of a new opening from the large intestine to the surface of the body

Enterotomy

Black, tarry stools

Melena

Cholecystectomy and cholecystitis are terms used to describe a procedure and condition of the…

Gallbladder

Postprandial vomiting occurs…

After a meal

Chyme

Semi fluid mass of partly digested food

Bile

Substance made by the liver that helps with fat digestion

Glycogen

Stored energy present in the liver

Rugae

Folds present in he mucosa of the stomach

Mastication

Breaking food into smaller pieces and mixing with saliva

Aerophagia

Swallowing of air

Trypsin

Enzyme that digests protein

Amylase

Enzyme that digests starch

Villus

Tiny hair-like projection on the small intestine

Assimilation

Absorption

Bilirubin

Pigment produced by destruction of hemoglobin

Haustra

Saccule toons of cecum and colon in horses and pigs

Teniae

Longitudinal smooth muscle bands in Cecil wall of horses and pigs

Omentum

Fold of peritoneum

Pyloric sphincter

Controls flow from stomach to duodenum

Jejunum

Middle part of small intestine

Enamel

Hard white covering the Denton of the crown of the tooth

Dentin

Connective tissue surrounding tooth pulp

Abonasum

True stomach of ruminants

Rumen

Fermentation vat of ruminants

Hysodont

continuously erupting teeth

Excessive production of saliva

ptyalism, hypersialosis, hypersalivation

Digestive terms from cranial to caudal

mouth/oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, cecum, large intestine/colon, rectum, anus

The four phases of rumination

regurgitation, remastication, resalivation, redeglutition

Coprophagia

the ingestion of fecal material

The difference between intussception and plication

intussception- telescoping of one part into another

plication- the folding or wrinkling of intestines (accordion shape)

the difference between cyanosis and icterus

cyanosis- blue/purple discoloration

icterus- (jaundice) yellow discoloration

nasogastric tube

tube passed from the nose to the stomach and can be used for nutritional and post-operative support

the shape and color of GDV on a radiograph

black boxing glove, popeye’s arm