| Mouth | Monogastric system | Ruminant/Nonruminant system | Bonus |
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What is crown
Upper part of the tooth that lies above the gum line
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What is yellow fluid secretion that helps break down food for digestion and absorption of food
Bile
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What is omasum
Third section of stomach; absorbs nutrients and water
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What is cloaca
End of digestive tract where waste materials pass
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What is Dentin
Second layer of teeth similar to bone
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What is the second or middle section of the small intestine
Jejunum
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What is reticulum
Second section of the stomach; that acts as a filter for food
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What is radiopague
Solution that flouraecses and allows radiation to pass through to view internal body structures during x-rays
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What is the center of the tooth that holds the nerves, veins, and arteries
Pulp cavity
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What is the thin lining that surrounds the organs within the abdomen
Omentum
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What is gas build up where belching occurs to rid rumen of air
Eructation
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What is the condition in horses that causes severe stomach pain
Colic
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What is the hair on the tongue that act as taste buds
Papillae
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What is trypsin
Enzyme produced by pancreas that digests proteins
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What is an animal with a digestive system that has a stomach with four sections or compartments
Ruminant
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What is oral barium study
Barium solution given by mouth to pass through the digestive system to allow x-rays to be taken over time to view internal structures of the GI tract
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What is carnasial tooth
Upper 4th premolar and lower 1st molar in dogs and cats that tend to become infected and abscessed
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What is mesentery
Connective tissue from the peritoneum and carries blood vessels and nerves to the small intestine
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What is nonruminant system
Digestive system similar to monogastric animals with a larger, well developed cecum for breaking down plant fibers
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What is the condition when the stomach or intestine telescope upon itself, cutting off circulation of the digestive tract
Intussusception
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