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Mixing of ingesta in the intestine is called

segmentation

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen is called

ascites

Telescoping of one part of the intestine into an adjacent part is called

intussusception

The small intestine is attached to the dorsal abdominal wall by the

mesentery

Eating and licking of abnormal substances is called

pica

Inflammation of the mouth is

stomactiitis

Straining, painful defecation is called

tenesmus

A tumor of the liver is a

hepatoma

Marked wasting or excessive leanness is

emaciation

Forced feeding or irrigation through a tube passed into the stomach is called

gavage

The combining form for the first part of the large intestine is
cec/o

The muscular, wavelike movement used to transport food through the digestive system is

peristalsis

the part of the tooth that contains a rich supply of nerves and blood vessels is the

pulp

Pertaining to the cheek

Buccal

Stomat/o means

mouth

The term for erosion of tissue is

ulcer

The narrow passage between the stomach and the duodenum is the

pylorus

Term meaning 'inability to control'

Incontinence

A drug used to prevent vomiting is known as an

antiemetic

The formation of a new opening from the large intestine to the surface of the body is known as a(n)
colostomy

The passage of black, tarry stools

Melena

Cholecystectomy and cholecystitis are terms used to describe a procedure and condition of the

gallbladder

Peristalsis, deglutition, and mastication are all

body processes

Vomiting that occurs after a meal

postprandial

Hepatitis, bloat, gastric dilation are all

Diagnoses

Absorption

assimilation

tiny, hairlike projections on the small intestine

villus

semifluid mass of partly digested food

chyme

substance made by the liver that helps with fat digestion

bile

folds present in the mucosa of the stomach

rugae

stored energy present in the liver

glycogen

swallowing of air

aerophagia

breaking food into smaller pieces and mixing with saliva

mastication

enzyme that digest carbohydrates
amylase
enzyme that digest protein
trypsin

sacculations of cecum and colon in horses and pigs

haustra

fold of peritoneum

haustra

hard white covering the dentin of the crown of the tooth

enamel

pigment produced by destruction of hemoglobin

bilirubin

longitudinal smooth muscle bands in cecal wall of horses and pigs

teniae

controls flow from stomach to duodenum

pyloric sphencter

connective tissue surrounding tooth pulp

dentin

fermentation vat of ruminants

Rumen

middle part of samll intestine

jejunum

true stomach of ruminants

abomasum

Gloss/o and lingu/o mean

tongue

Or/o and stomat/o mean

mouth

Cheil/o and labi/o mean

lips

Abdomin/o, celi/o, and lapar/o mean

abdomen

Dent/o, dent/i, and odont/o mean

teeth

The dog's gingival tissue was severely infected and he was diagnosed with

gingivitis

The return of swallowed food into the mouth is known as

regurgitation

Twisting around the long axis of the mesentery is

volvulus

Twisting around the long axis of the gut is

torsion

Erosion of tissue is a/an

ulcer

True or False: The medical term meaning inflammation of the small intestine is colitis

False

True or False: Vomiting blood is hematemesis

True

True or False: Borborygmus is telescoping of one part of the intestine into another

False

True or False: Alveolar bone is the thin layer of compact bone that forms the tooth socket

True

True or False: The tongue is connected to the dorsal surface of the oral cavity by a band of connective tissue called the frenulum

False

Twisting of the intestine

volvulus

Inability to relax the smooth muscles of the digestive tract

achalasia

yellow discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes

jaundice

remover or expose internal organs

eviscerate

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

ascites

hidden

occult

endoscopic visual examination of the esophagus

esophagoscopy

lack of appetite

anorexia

building up of body cells

anabolism

abnormal frequency and liquidity of feces

diarrhea