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Anatomy and Physiology of Animals (AS 511)
Muscles, Teeth & Digestion
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
10/23/2011

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Myology
Definition
the study of muscles
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Smooth
Definition
also called involuntary or unstriated muscle
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Cardiac
Definition
also called involuntary striated muscle
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Striated
Definition
also called voluntary or skeletal muscle
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Skeletal
Definition
this muscle makes up the meat or flesh of domestic animals
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Sarcolemma
Definition
a cell membrane sheath covering muscle cell
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Marbling
Definition
fat interspersed between muscle bundles
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LOW
Definition
Relaxed muscle has a very _____level of Ca2+
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ATP
Definition
For muscle to remain in the relaxed state, it must also contain a relatively high concentration of _____.
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Acetylcholine
Definition
neurotransmitter needed for muscle contraction
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Red Muscle
Definition
color of muscle which performs sustained, continuous work
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Aponeurosis
Definition
flat sheets of tendon found covering the muscles of the loin
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Origin
Definition
the least movable attachment of muscle to bone
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Flexor
Definition
is a muscle located on the side of the limb toward which the joint bends in decreasing the angle between the segments
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Adductors
Definition
muscles that tend the pull a limb toward the median plane
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Sphincters
Definition
muscles that surround an opening
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Cutaneous
Definition
general term for muscles that are responsible for movement of the skin
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Tonus
Definition
the resistance of muscles to stretch
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Multi-unit
Definition
type of smooth muscle found in the iris and ciliary body of the eye
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Epinephrine
Definition
hormone which inhibits peristalsis
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Brisket Disease
Definition
also called high mountain disease
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Purkinje Network
Definition
modified muscle fibers confined to ventricles of mammalian hearts
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Tetany
Definition
condition occurs when insufficient relaxation period occurs
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Isometric
Definition
type of muscle contraction where muscle operates again an immovable resistance
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Triceps Brachii
Definition
is the muscle antagonistic to the biceps brachii
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Deciduous/Temporary
Definition
also called milk teeth
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True, constantly growing, constantly erupting
Definition
are three types of teeth according to their manner of growth
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Incisors
Definition
cutting teeth
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Canines
Definition
tearing or seizing teeth
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Premolars
Definition
grinding or shearing teeth
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Neck
Definition
part of the tooth which is found at the gumline
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Crown
Definition
part of the tooth which protrudes above the gumline
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Root
Definition
part of the tooth embedded in the tooth socket
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Pulp Cavity
Definition
central cavity found in the tooth
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Enamel
Definition
hardest tissue in the body (above the gumline.)
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Cement
Definition
outermost covering of the tooth (at root.)
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Dentine
Definition
forms bulk of most teeth.
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Pulp
Definition
soft gelatinous tissue in center of tooth
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Parotid, submaxillary, sublingual
Definition
the three principle pairs of salivary glands.
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Hard Palate
Definition
forms the roof of the mouth
Term
Lampers
Definition
a condition seen occasionally in young horses. It is not a disease, but a passing inflammation of the mucosa covering the hard palate during eruption of the permanent incisor teeth
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Pharynx
Definition
is a common passage for food and air
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Eustacian
Definition
auditory tube
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Epiglottis, Trachea
Definition
In the act of swallowing, the ________ prevents food or saliva from going down the ________.
Term
Hiatal Hernia
Definition
protrusion of the stomach above the diaphragm
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Cardia, Fundus, Pylorus
Definition
Three sections of the simple stomach, in order from cranial to caudal
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Serosa, Muscularis, Submucosa, Mucosa
Definition
The four layers of tissue in the wall of the simple stomach from out to in
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Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum
Definition
The four parts of the ruminant stomach in order
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Rumen
Definition
also called the paunch
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Abomasum
Definition
also called the true stomach
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Omasum
Definition
also called the manyplies
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Reticulum
Definition
also called the honeycomb
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Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
Definition
The 3 sections of the small intestine in order
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Reticulum
Definition
start of (location) Hardware Disease
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Enterokinase
Definition
enzyme secreted by the crypts of Lieberkuhn which activates the pancreatic secretion of trypsinogen and amylase
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Thick Mucus
Definition
secreted by Brunner’s glands in the small intestines to help protect its tissues from gastric acid
Term
Cecum
Definition
also called the blind sac
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Ascending Colon
Definition
in the dog, the 1st part of the large intestines from the blind sac
Term
Insulin and Glucagon
Definition
are produced in the islets of Langerhans in the endocrine gland
Term
Liver
Definition
location of bile production
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Gallbladder
Definition
location of bile storage in all domestic animals other than the horse
Term
Fecal Trypsin Determination
Definition
used to help diagnose a diseased pancreas (fecal laboratory test.)
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Parietal Parotineum, Visceral
Definition
__________ lining of the abdominal cavity (specific) as opposed to the serosa lining that covers the organs in the abdominal cavity ________
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Villi
Definition
fingerlike projections which protrude into the lumen of the intestines
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Digestion
Definition
breakdown of feed particles into suitable products for absorption
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Mastication
Definition
chewing
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Carnivore
Definition
animal that only eats meat or flesh
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Photosynthesis
Definition
Plants make CHO through process called
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Glucose, fructose, galactose (mannose, arabinose, xylose, ribose)
Definition
are three examples of monosaccharide
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Maltose & lactose (sucrose, cellobiose)
Definition
examples of a disaccharide
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Glycogen
Definition
is also called animal starch
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Amylopectin (amalase)
Definition
is also called plant starch
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Lipids & Fats
Definition
produce 2.25 times as much energy as CHO
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Biological Value (BV)
Definition
measures the relationship of protein retention to protein absorption
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Calcium (Ca)
Definition
The mineral that makes up ½ of the mineral content of the body
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Sodium (Na), Chloride (Cl), Potassium (K)
Definition
the three electrolytes needed for maintaining fluid balance in the body
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A, D, E, K
Definition
the four fat soluble vitamins
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Amylase
Definition
a starch splitting enzyme found in the saliva of the dog and pig
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Pepsin
Definition
a stomach protein splitting enzyme
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Trypsin
Definition
one of the enzymes produced by acinar cells
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Pancreatic Lipase
Definition
a pancreatic enzyme which breaks fat into fatty acids and glycerol
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Gallstones
Definition
sometimes cholesterol precipitates from bile forming these in the bile ducts or storage area for bile
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Intrinsic Factor
Definition
The parietal cells secrete ________, a protein that serves as a carrier for the intestinal absorption of vitamin B12
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Vagus
Definition
this nerve provides parasympathetic fibers to nearly all of the abdominal viscera
Term
Peristalsis
Definition
rhythmic waves down the GIT propels food at a set rate
Term
Medulla Oblongata
Definition
vomiting center of the brain
Term
Intusussception
Definition
telescoping of the gut (the infolding of one segment of intestines within another.)
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Last 2/3 jejunum & Ileum
Definition
where absorption of most nutrients (in simple stomach animal) takes place
Term
Urea/NH3 (Ammonia)
Definition
an example of NPN
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Reticular/Ventricular/Esophageal Grooves
Definition
consist of two or more bulging lips on the right wall of the reticulum which is used to bypass liquids from the ruminoreticulum
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