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23 Cards in this Set
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what can stem from incorrect digeston(metabolic disorder)
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colic
laminitus founder |
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what is the Alimentary Canal
what does it do |
the digestive system
begins at the mouth/lips ends at the rectum/anus 100 ft long |
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mechanicle action
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chewing
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what is mastication
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chewing
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chemicle action
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chewing/salivia
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what is digesta
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food that is swollowed
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what is microbile digestion
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when microbes break down the digesta
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what is prehension
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biting into food/feed
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how many gallons of salivia are produced in a horse daily
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10 gallons
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volentary movements
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telling your self to do it
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involentary movement
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blinking and breathing
automatic |
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what type of muscles are in the horses esophgus and is the reason the horse cant throw up
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smooth muscles
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how long is the esopgus
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4-5 feet long
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how long does it take to digest
pass complelty? |
45 min
3-4 days |
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what kind of stomach does the horse have
what does it mean how many gallons |
monogastric
one chamber 2-4 gallons |
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what happence when the stomach get 2/3rds of the way full
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the digesta will automaticly pass
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what is the duodenum
what are the basic facts |
a 60 foot long tube where the blood attactes it self
12 gallons 92-95% water |
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protines =
carbs = |
amino acids
suger |
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what itestant is the main absorber
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the small intestant
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whaat do the pancreus and liver do
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inject enzymes into the dudenum
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jejunum
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alot of absorbtion
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illeum
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water microbes and digesta
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cecum
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large intestant
more than half the digdestive system more that half the water is taken out here |
