What is the dental formula and what is the dental formula for cats and horses?
Tells you how many teeth are on one side of the mouth on the upper and lower jaw, in the order of: Insicors-Canines-Premolars-Molars
Cats: 3-1-3-1
3-1-2-1
Horses: 3-1-4-3
3-1-4-3
Name the 3 main salivary glands in the head and where their located
Parotid - Base of the ear
Mandibular - origin of the mandible
Sublingual - very close to mandibular gland, slightly rostral.
What makes up the foregut and what is its blood supply?
What makes up the Midgut and what is its blood supply
What makes up the hingut and what is its blood supply
What is peristalsis?
Movement of a bolus/chyme in a antergrade direction. Contraction of circular muscle behind bolus ensures no retrograde movement, and longitudinal muscle contraction infront of bolus pushes it along
what occurs during interdigestive phase of peristalsis?
Peristaltic contractions over large segments of the intestine, known as the migrating motility complex. also used to transport bacteria
What prevents retrograde movement of food from colon back into ileum?
ileocecal sphincter
What are haustria & how are they formed?
Pouches in the colon giving it its segmented appearance. Cause by Teniae coli (smooth muscle).
The teniae coli are shorter than the colon so cause the formation of haustria
What is responsible for intrinsic control of GIT?
Basic Electrical Rhythm (BEM). Spontaneous slow wave activity of gut. When BEM reaches threshold, AP occurs.
what are the 2 subdivisions of ENS
What are the 3 stages of gastric secretion ?
What are the compostition of secretions?
What are the secretions of the stomach ?
What are the secretions of the small intestine ?
What are the secretions of the pancreas?
Explain the Entero-hepatic cirulation
Describe the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates
Digestion
Absorption
Describe the digestion and absorption of proteins
Digestion
Absoption
Describe the digestion on absorption of fats..
Digestion:
Absorption:
What are the muscles of facial epression and what nerve innervates them?
Innervated by cranial nerv VII
Why must a horse be tube fed via intubation through the nasal cavity?
The horses soft palate and epiglottis come into contact, meaning if a tube was passed through the oral cavity the epiglottis would be pushed over the laryn/trachea. Making breathing difficult and causing respiratory problems
What are the 5 stages of tooth development?
What are peridontal ligaments?
Suspend tooth in the alveolar pocket. Insert into alveolar bone and cementum.