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|q1=What is unique about the duodenum of the rabbit?
|a1=Caudal flexure is long and coiled and may be referred to as the transverse part of the duodenum
|l1=Rabbit Alimentary System#Small Intestine
|q2=What is the sacculus rotundus?
|a2=An enlargement of the large intestine at the ileocaecal junction. It contains lymphoid tissue.
|l2=Rabbit Alimentary System#Small Intestine
|q3=Where is the appendix?
|a3=At the distal end of the caecum
|l3=Rabbit Alimentary System#Caecum
|q4=What is coprophagia?
|a4=The process of eating one's own faeces
|l4=Rabbit Alimentary System#Coprophagia
|q5=How do caecotropes differ from faecal pellets?
|a5=Smaller, softer, covered in mucus and contain large amounts of microbes
|l5=Rabbit Alimentary System#Coprophagia
|q6=Why is a diet high in calcium unsuitable for a rabbit?
|a6=Calcium absorption is unregulated so an excessive amount may lead to kidney stones and calcification of soft tissue
|l6=Rabbit Alimentary System#Calcium Metabolism
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