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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 | ||
+ | </FlashCard> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 21 June 2011
Question | Answer | Article | |
What is unique about the duodenum of the rabbit? | Caudal flexure is long and coiled and may be referred to as the transverse part of the duodenum
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What is the sacculus rotundus? | An enlargement of the large intestine at the ileocaecal junction. It contains lymphoid tissue.
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Link to Article | |
Where is the appendix? | At the distal end of the caecum
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Link to Article | |
What is coprophagia? | The process of eating one's own faeces
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Link to Article | |
How do caecotropes differ from faecal pellets? | Smaller, softer, covered in mucus and contain large amounts of microbes
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Link to Article | |
Why is a diet high in calcium unsuitable for a rabbit? | Calcium absorption is unregulated so an excessive amount may lead to kidney stones and calcification of soft tissue
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Link to Article |