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Animal Science 2
Animal Sciencs anatomy and physiology
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Agriculture
8th Grade
06/02/2012

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Prefix
Definition
Word found at the beginning of a word. Usually indicates number, location, time or status.
Term
Suffix
Definition
Word found at the end of a word. Usually indicates procedure, condition, disease or disorder.
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Root
Definition
Word part that gives the essential meaning of the word.
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Combining Form
Definition
combination of the root and combining vowel
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colostrum
Definition
First milk produced
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Oxytocin
Definition
hormone that stimulates milk “let down”
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Cattle mammory gland have how many sections?
Definition
four
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Horse and goats mammory glands have how many sections?
Definition
two
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What type of glands are Mammory glands?
Definition
Modified Sweat Glands
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What is the main milk protein?
Definition
Lactose
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What are Epithelium Cells?
Definition
The cells that line body cavities and form the active part of glands and hair
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Simple Epithelial
Definition
One layer of epithelial cells
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Stratified Epithelial
Definition
Multiple layers of epithelial cells
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List the development of Cells
Definition
Specialized cells – tissue – organ – system
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Voluntary Striated
Definition
Skeletal
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Involuntary Striated
Definition
Cardiac
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Involuntary smooth
Definition
Visceral
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What are the Three types of Muscle Cells?
Definition
Voluntary Striated,Involuntary Striated and Involuntary Smooth
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What type of muscle cells does not exist?
Definition
Voluntary Smooth
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What are muscle cells?
Definition
Tissue that specializes in contracting
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What happens as muscles contract?
Definition
Lactic acid and carbon dioxide increase while Oxygen and Glycogen decrease
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What provides energy for the muscle’s recovery?
Definition
Oxidation of lactic acid
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Shivering
Definition
The muscles response to cold weather as the body attempts to create enough heat to warm the body
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Rigor Mortis
Definition
Stiffening of muscles after death
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What makes Rigor Mortis gradually relax?
Definition
Adequate ATP is present the muscles gradually relax
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Rigor
Definition
If the supply of ATP is inadequate the muscles become stiff and ridged (Actin and myosin fiber lock together)
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What controls the strength of a muscular contraction?
Definition
The number of muscle fibers involved
in the activity
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What starts a muscular contraction?
Definition
Nerve releases chemical from the Motor End Plate which depolarizes the muscle causing the contraction.
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Flexor muscles
Definition
bend joints
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Extensor muscles
Definition
straighten joints
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What are Nerves?
Definition
Tissue that carries impulses from one part of the body to another
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Dendrites
Definition
Carry impulses toward the cell body
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Axon
Definition
Carries impulses away from the cell body
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Myelin sheath cells
Definition
Act as an insulator and are more numerous in the central nervous system
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Synapse
Definition
The axon of one neuron with the Dendrite of another
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Olfactory receptors
Definition
Responsible for the sense of smell
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How do Anesthetics work?
Definition
They block passage of nerve impulses
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What is The central nervous system made of?
Definition
The brain and spinal cord
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What organ has the most taste buds?
Definition
The tongue
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Where does digestion start?
Definition
Mouth
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Amylase
Definition
Breaks down carbohydrates (starch)
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Esophagus
Definition
moves food to stomach
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Stomach
Definition
Abomasums (true stomach)
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What does Hydrochloric Acid do in the stomach?
Definition
Stops amylase action
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Pepsin
Definition
breaks down protein
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Rennin
Definition
Acts on milk curdles casein
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Gastric Lipase
Definition
Changes fat to fatty acids and glycerol
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Small Intestine
Definition
Site of absorption of nutrients
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Villi
Definition
Folds in the lining of the small intestine for absorption
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Trypsin, Chrmotrypin and Peptidase
Definition
Breaks protein into amino acids
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Maltase
Definition
Breaks maltose to glucose
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Sucrase
Definition
Breaks sucrose to glucose and fructose
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Lactase
Definition
Converts Lactose to glucose,fructose and galactose
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Nucleotidase
Definition
Breaks neucloproteins into amino acids
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Pancreas
Definition
Joins near the beginning of the small intestine
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What organ produces most of the digestive enzymes?
Definition
Pancreas
Term
Pancreatic Amylase
Definition
Converts to starch to maltose
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Pancreatic Lipase
Definition
Converts fats to monoglycerides
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Gall Bladder
Definition
Produces bile breaks fats to glycerol
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Cecum
Definition
A blind pouch that slows down digestion
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Large Intestine
Definition
Stores waste for removal and water absorption
Term
Ruminant
Definition
Has 1 stomach (abomasums) and 3 esophageal pouches
Term
What are the three esophageal pouches in ruminants?
Definition
Reticulum, Rumen and
Omassum (honeycomb)
Term
What is another name for the Omassum?
Definition
honeycomb
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Connective Tissue
Definition
Specializes in holding things together
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Calcification
Definition
The formation of bones using calcium salts
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What are bones made of?
Definition
Mainly calcium and phosphorus salts
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Atrophy
Definition
Decaying bone
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Appendicular skelton
Definition
Made up of bones in the limbs
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Orbit
Definition
Bones of the eyes
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Bursa
Definition
The fluid filled sac that surrounds a joint
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Syndesmoses
Definition
True joints
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Cranial bones
Definition
Formed from a membrane
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Lymphaties
Definition
Picks up intercellular fluid which flows back to the heart
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Hemoglobin
Definition
Carries Oxygen in the blood stream
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Pulmonary circulation
Definition
The Lung blood system
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Arteries
Definition
Carries blood away from the heart
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Veins
Definition
Carries blood toward the heart
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What helps blood move through capillaries?
Definition
Muscular action
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Where is blood made?
Definition
bone marrow
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Alveoli
Definition
Small sacs in the lungs that look like grapes
Term
What are the steps in creating a good health program?
Definition
1 Work with a Veterinarian to develop a program
2 Follow good feeding practices that meet the animal’s nutritional needs
3 Keep good records
4 Vaccinate at the proper time and following directions
5 Follow proper procedure for storing vaccines and medications
Term
The Endocrine System
Definition
Composed of ductless glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones into the bloodstream
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Hormones
Definition
Enter the bloodstream and are carried throughout the body to affect a variety of tissues and organs
Term
The glands of the normal endocrine system include?
Definition
• one pituitary gland
• one thyroid gland
• four parathyroid glands
• two adrenal glands
• one pancreas
• one thymus
• one pineal gland
• two gonads
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Ocular system
Definition
Responsible for vision
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Ear
Definition
The sensory organ that enables hearing and helps to maintain balance
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Eponym
Definition
A word that is based on a person's name
Term
Kertinization
Definition
A thickening of epithelial cells usually from friction
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Casein
Definition
The main milk protein
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Median plane
Definition
Divides an animals' body into Right and Left
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Transverse plane
Definition
Divides an animals' body into front and back
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Frontal plane
Definition
Divides an animals' body into top and bottom
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Transitional Epithelium
Definition
Epithelium Cells in the bladder
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