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56 Cards in this Set
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-coel, -cel
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chamber or cavity; celiotomy
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copr/o-
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excrement; coprophagy
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*-prand/i-
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a meal; postprandial
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steat/o-
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fat; steatitis
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mouth
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cavity containing structures of mastication
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lips
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fleshy parts forming margins of the mouth
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oral cavity
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the cavity of the mouth
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palate
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roof of the mouth; separates the oral and nasal cavities
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tongue
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freely moving; organ of taste; in the floor of the mouth
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gingivae (gums)
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gums of the mouth; mucous membranes
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teeth
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cut and grind food; biting in defense
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salivary glands
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glands that produce saliva
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esophagus
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musculomembranous canal; extends from the pharynx to the stomach
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stomach
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muscular; digestive pouch at the end of the esophagus
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reticulum
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smallest; most cranial part of the ruminant stomach
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rumen
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largest compartment of the forestomach of ruminants
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omasum
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third and smallest compartment of the rumen
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abomasum
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true stomach of ruminant digestive system
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abdominal cavity
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cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvis
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peritoneum
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serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
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small intestine
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narrow longer part of the intestines
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duodenum
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first portion of the small intestine; from the pylourous to the jejunum
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jejunum
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second portion of small intestine from the duodenum to the ileum
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ileum
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distal portion of the small intestine from the jejunum to the cecum
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large intestine
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braod shorter part of the intestine
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cecum
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blind pouch portion of large intestine; for fermentation
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colon
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part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum
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rectum
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section of the descending colon within the pelvis
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anus
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termination of the digestive tract
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pancreas
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elongated gland near the first part of the duodenum
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liver
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dome shaped organ; upper part of the abdomen; filters the blood
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gallbladder
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located on the undersurface of the liver; stores bile
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ruminant
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any cloven-hooved, cud-chewing quadruped
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peristalsis
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wave-like movement by which a limentary tract propels its contents
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carnivore
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flesh eating mammal
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omnivore
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animal that eats meat and plants
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herbivore
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animal that feeds on grass and other plants
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anorexia
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loss of appetite or inability to eat
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bezoar
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hard mass in animals stomach; cannot be digested
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bloat
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abnormal distention of abdomen caused by an accumulation of gas
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colic
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paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels
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constipation
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dry, hardened feces preventing evacuation of bowels
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defecate
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to void excrement from bowels
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diarrhea
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frequent bowel evacuations with more or less fluid stool
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dyschezia
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defective reflex for defecation
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feces
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bodily waste discharged through the anus
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icterus (jaundice)
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yellowing of the gums, skin, etc.
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mastication
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to chew food with teeth in preparation to swallow
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nausea
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stomach distress with distaste for food and the urge to vomit
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scours
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diarrhea or dysentery occuring in young domestic animals
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tenesmus
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straining to urinate or defecate without being able to do so
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vomiting
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to discharge contents of the stomach
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BM
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bowel movement
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GI
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gastrointestinal
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PO
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per os
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PP
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polyphagia
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