Nutrition - Digestive system revision

Question 1

Canine dentition (deciduous)

Answer 1

313
313
(28)

Question 2

Canine dentition (permanent)

Answer 2

3142
3143
(42)

Question 3

Feline dentition (deciduous)

Answer 3

313
312
(26)

Question 4

Feline dentition (permanent)

Answer 4

3131
3121
(32)

Question 5

Rabbits dentition

Answer 5

2033
1023
(28)

Question 6

4 salivary glands

Answer 6

Zygomatic
Parotid
Mandibular
Sublingual

Question 7

What does the parotid gland produce?

Answer 7

Serous fluid with enzyme ptyalin or alpha amylase (in dogs and herbivores)

Plays a role in digesting carbs

Question 8

What helps the stomach hold large volume of food?

Answer 8

Deep longitudinal fold within the wall = rugae

Question 9

What initiates production of gastric juices?

Answer 9

Stomach distends
Fills with food
Stimulates secretion of gastrin
Gastrin initiates prod of gastric juices

Question 10

What does the gastric mucosa contain?

Answer 10

Gastric pits with 3 types of cells: goblet, parietal, chief cells