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31 Cards in this Set
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The four chambers of a ruminant stomach are?
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Rumen
Reticulum Omasum Abomasum |
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What are papillae and where are they found?
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They are in the rumen and they increase surface area for absorption
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What are microbes?
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Protozoa and bacteria
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What enzyme ferments cellulose?
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Cellulase
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What does fermentation of cellulose in the rumen produce?
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Volatile Fatty Acids
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What do volatile fatty acids equal
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ENERGY!
from carbs and amino acids |
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Is the rumen aerobic?
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NO
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What is the ideal rumen pH?
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between 6 and 7
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What is the reticulum known as?
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The Honeycomb
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What disease is associated with the reticulum?
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hardware disease
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What characteristic defines the omasum?
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it has many piles, similar to toilet paper
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Does the omasum serve a major digestive function?
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NO
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What is a ruminant's "true stomach"?
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ABOMASUMMMMMMM
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What three things are found in the abomasum?
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hydrocloric acid (denatures protein)
enzyme pepsin (changes protein into polypeptides) microbes (protein source) |
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In ruminants, what does saliva do?
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Acts as a buffer
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Do young ruminants behave like ruminants or monogastrics?
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MONOGASTRICS
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What are the accessory organs of ruminant digestion?
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Liver, gall bladder, pancreas, small intestine.
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What organ produces bile?
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The liver
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What organ stores glycogen?
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The liver
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What organ is the site of bile storge?
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The Gall bladder.
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What are the two functions of the pancreas?
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Endocrine and exocrine
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What does exocrine secretion do?
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pancreatic juices and digetive enzymes
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What does endocrine secretion do?
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Hormone production
- insulin and glucagon |
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What is the major site of digestion and absorption?
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The small intestine
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What are the 3 parts of the small intestine?
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Duodenum
Jejunum- longest segment Illeum |
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What is the undesired VTAs?
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lactic acid
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What is the cecum?
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the site of fermentation in monogastrics
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What are horses femention type?
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HINDGUT FERMENTERS
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What is the analogous organ to the monogastric cecum in ruminants?
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RUMEN
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What does the large intestine include?
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cecum, colon, and rectum
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What is the primary role of the large intestine?
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water reabsorption
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