Ruminant Digestive System & sheep Flashcards

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Ruminants

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animals that are high in fiber

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2
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a-, an-

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without

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3
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Ab-

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away from

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4
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ad-,af-

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to, toward

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5
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dia-

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through

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6
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dis-,dys-

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difficult

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7
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ex, ef

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away from

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8
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-osis

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condition of, state caused by

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9
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-rrhea

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flowing

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10
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Rumination Cycle:

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  1. Regurgitation: throwing the food back up into the mouth from the reticulum
  2. Reinsalvation: Wetting the food again with saliva to breakdown the food more
  3. Remastication: rechewing of the food
  4. Redeglutition: Reswallowing of the food
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11
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Teeth

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Aid in prehension and particle reduction

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12
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Tongue

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Prehension, mixing and tasting

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13
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Salivary glands

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Produce saliva that it is composed of mucin, bicarbonate, and urea with water

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14
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Esophagus

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Carries food from the pharynx to stomach. Also aids the returning food to the mouth during regurgitation

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15
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Reticulum

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initiates regurgitation. Looks like honeycombs. Also called the hardware stomach

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16
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Rumen

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Microbial fermentation of feed and absorption of volitale fatty acids. Looks like carpet because of the papillae

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Omasum

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Water absorption. looks like the pages of a book and feels like a stressball

18
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Abomasum

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Is the true stomach. Produces HCl, pepsinogen, intrinsic factor, gastrin, lysozyme and rennin to curdle milk. Stores mixes physical breakdown of food. initial digestion of proteins.

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Greater Omentum

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Overlays the stomach. Produce leukocytes

20
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Esophageal Groove

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Two folds that allow milk to bypass the rumen and reticulum

21
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Liver

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Produce plasma proteins, angiotensinogen, IGF-1, process nutrients, degrade toxins hormones and drugs, also produce bile

22
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Gall bladder

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Stores bile

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Pancreas

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Produce procarboxypetidase, chymotrypsinogen, pancreatic lipase, pancreatic amylase, trypsinogen, insulin and glucagon

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Duodenum

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Produce carboxypeptidase, aminopeptidase, maltase, lactase, and bicarbonate. Also receive chyme, pancreatic secretions, and bile

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Jejunum
Absorption of amino acids, monosaccharides, calcium, and iron. Digestion of protein and carbohydrates
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Ileum
Absorption of water, electrolytes, vitamin B12, and bile salts.
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Cecum
Microbial fermentation of starch and some cellulose. Absorb volatile fatty acids, vitamins, and water.
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Colon
Microbial Fermentation of starch and some cellulose
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Rectum
Formation of droppings
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Anus
External opening