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