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Week 4: Teeth and GI
VT145
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Veterinary Medicine
Not Applicable
03/24/2014

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Term
Maxillary teeth
Definition
Upper arcade
Term
Mandibular teeth
Definition
Lower arcade
Term
Occlusal
Definition
Where teeth touch each other (chewing surface)
Term
Lingual
Definition
Surface of the teeth that face the toungue on the lower arcade
Term
Palatal
Definition
Surface of the teeth that face the tongue (inner area) on the upper arcade
Term
Labial
Definition
The side of the upper and lower arcade that faces the lips
Term
Buccal
Definition
The outward facing surface of teeth facing the cheeks
Term
Cardia
Definition
First area of the stomach after the cardiac sphincter; entry way to stomach
Term
Parietal glands
Definition
Glands in stomach; secrete HCl (hydrochloric acid)
Term
Chief cells
Definition
Cells in stomach; secrete pesinogen
Term
Mucous glands
Definition
Secrete mucus in stomach
Term
Pylorus
Definition
Mechanical digestion; chemical digestion; G cells here make gastrin
Term
Pylorus Sphincter
Definition
between stomach and duodenum
Term
Chyme
Definition
liquified digesta located at the pylorus right before entering duodenum
Term
Rugae
Definition
Folds in the stomach
Term
Rumen
Definition
large, fermenting vat in ruminants
Term
Reticulum
Definition
First section of stomach in ruminants; honeycombed; menudo; hardware disease
Term
Omasum
Definition
Mechanical digestion; between rumen and abomasum
Term
Abomasum
Definition
True stomach; food is chyme
Term
Cecum
Definition
In hindgut fermenter it is the largest part where digestion occurs
Term
Large Intestine Function
Definition
absorb water and electrolytes; store feces for elimination
Term
Glycogenesis
Definition
Glucose stored as glyocogen
Term
Glycogenolysis
Definition
Breakdown of glucose
Term
Components of Bile
Definition
bile acids, cholesterol, and bilirubin
Term
Gallbladder function
Definition
Stores and secretes bile through the common bile duct to the duodenum
Term
Cells of pancreas
Definition
islets of langerhans, beta, and alpha
Term
Alpha cells
Definition
produce glucagon
Term
beta cells
Definition
produce insulin
Term
islets of langerhans
Definition
where endocrine cells are found
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