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GIT Anatomy

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Types of digestion

Back (Answer)

mechanical chemical microbial

#2
Front (Question)

mechanical digestion

Back (Answer)

physical breakdown of feed, ex chewing

#3
Front (Question)

chemical digestion

Back (Answer)

enzymes break down feed into an absorbable molecules

#4
Front (Question)

microbial digestion

Back (Answer)

microbes digest the feed, aka fermentation

#5
Front (Question)

GIT Flow

Back (Answer)

Mouth-pharynx-esophagus- stomach-small intestine-large intestine-rectum-anus

#6
Front (Question)

Mouth aka oral cavity

Back (Answer)

-start of digestion -mechinal -chemical (pigs and humans only)

#7
Front (Question)

structures of the mouth

Back (Answer)

-teeth, tongue, lips, salivary glands

#8
Front (Question)

teeth types and functions

Back (Answer)

function based on shape and location -incisors- bite off food (scissor to cut) -canine- killing or piercing -premolars and molars- grinding

#9
Front (Question)

Deciduous teeth

Back (Answer)

baby teeth/milk teeth that will fall out

#10
Front (Question)

permanent teeth

Back (Answer)

-grow in after deciduous teeth fall out

#11
Front (Question)

brachydont teeth

Back (Answer)

low crown teeth, humans, cats, dogs

#12
Front (Question)

hypsodont teeth, and the 2 types

Back (Answer)

high crown teeth -Radicular- continuously erupting from gumline (horses) - Aradicular- continuously growing (rodents)

#13
Front (Question)

Functions of the toungue

Back (Answer)

-Prehension- getting food into mouth -Mastication- chewing -grooming -taste -initiates swallowing

#14
Front (Question)

Salivary Glands function

Back (Answer)

produce fluid to lubricate ingested feed

#15
Front (Question)

Saliva

Back (Answer)

-may be thin or thick (viscous) -contain mucus -may contain enzymes -may contain sodium bicarbonate

#16
Front (Question)

what makes a majority of the saliva

Back (Answer)

Parotid gland

#17
Front (Question)

Pharynx

Back (Answer)

-function: divert air or feed to the correct tube -where respiratory system and digestive system meet -”lobby”

#18
Front (Question)

what covers the trachea when swallowing

Back (Answer)

epiglottis

#19
Front (Question)

Esophagus

Back (Answer)

-Muscular tube that connects the pharynx with the stomach

#20
Front (Question)

peristalsis

Back (Answer)

-Swallowing is done through this rhythmic muscle contractions to move a bolus (rounded mass of food) further down a tube

#21
Front (Question)

antiperistalsis

Back (Answer)

backwards muscle waves for vomiting/regurgitation

#22
Front (Question)

Stomach

Back (Answer)

-chemical and/or mechanical digestion -muscular

#23
Front (Question)

simple stomach

Back (Answer)

one chamber, ex humans, dogs, cats, horses

#24
Front (Question)

complex stomachs

Back (Answer)

multiple chambers -ruminants- cattle, sheep, goats -pseudoruminants- alpacas, llamas, camels