the digestive system

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Across
  1. 3. swollen, as in the abdomen
  2. 4. condition in horses that causes severe stomach pain
  3. 9. common term for the large intestine
  4. 11. canal, veterinary medical terminology for the GI system
  5. 13. small sac that acts as a holding tank for food as it is passed from the esophagus in birds
  6. 14. occurrence in the digestive tract that can cause little to no bowel movement
  7. 15. last section of the ruminant stomach that acts as the true stomach and allows food to be digested
  8. 16. the upper part of the tooth that lies above the gum line
  9. 17. entrance of the stomach that filters food
  10. 18. condition that is produced when too much or too little blood sugar is produced and the body finds it difficult to regulate
  11. 20. colon, third or last section of the large intestine
  12. 23. mixture of grass sources and saliva that is chewed and regurgitated to break down food for digestion
  13. 24. colon, first section of the large intestine
  14. 25. system, the body system that contains the stomach and intestines
  15. 26. the way teeth are arranged in the mouth
  16. 27. hardest substance in the body that covers and protects the teeth
  17. 28. system, specialized digestive system of birds
Down
  1. 1. yellow fluid secretion that helps break down food for digestion and absorption of food
  2. 2. loss of fluids in the body
  3. 5. end of the digestive tract where waste materials pass
  4. 6. surgical removal of a dead area of tissue along the digestive tract and re-sectioning the area back together
  5. 7. baby teeth that are developed in newborn animals and eventually shed when adulthood is reached
  6. 8. tooth, upper 4th premolar and lower 1st molar in dogs and cats that tends to become infected and abscessed
  7. 10. process of waste materials and feces become soft and watery
  8. 12. condition that causes the abdomen to become swollen and painful due to air and gas within the intestinal tract body central part of the stomach that expands as food enters
  9. 13. the small sac that lies between the small and large intestines
  10. 19. enzyme produced by the pancreas that breaks down starches
  11. 20. breaking down food particles into nutrients to be used by the body to allow an animal to live
  12. 21. teeth also known as fangs that are used to tear apart food
  13. 22. short, first section of the small intestine
  14. 26. second layer of teeth similar to bone