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|q1=What is unique about the duodenum of the rabbit?
 
|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
 
|a1=Caudal flexure is long and coiled and may be referred to as the transverse part of the duodenum
|l1=Hindgut Fermenters - Rabbit - Anatomy & Physiology#Small Intestine
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|l1=Rabbit Alimentary System#Small Intestine
 
|q2=What is the sacculus rotundus?
 
|q2=What is the sacculus rotundus?
 
|a2=An enlargement of the large intestine at the ileocaecal junction. It contains lymphoid tissue.
 
|a2=An enlargement of the large intestine at the ileocaecal junction. It contains lymphoid tissue.
|l2=Hindgut Fermenters - Rabbit - Anatomy & Physiology#Small Intestine
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|l2=Rabbit Alimentary System#Small Intestine
 
|q3=Where is the appendix?
 
|q3=Where is the appendix?
 
|a3=At the distal end of the caecum
 
|a3=At the distal end of the caecum
|l3=Hindgut Fermenters - Rabbit - Anatomy & Physiology#Caecum
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|l3=Rabbit Alimentary System#Caecum
 
|q4=What is coprophagia?
 
|q4=What is coprophagia?
 
|a4=The process of eating one's own faeces
 
|a4=The process of eating one's own faeces
|l4=Hindgut Fermenters - Rabbit - Anatomy & Physiology#Coprophagia
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|l4=Rabbit Alimentary System#Coprophagia
 
|q5=How do caecotropes differ from faecal pellets?
 
|q5=How do caecotropes differ from faecal pellets?
 
|a5=Smaller, softer, covered in mucus and contain large amounts of microbes
 
|a5=Smaller, softer, covered in mucus and contain large amounts of microbes
|l5=Hindgut Fermenters - Rabbit - Anatomy & Physiology#Coprophagia
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|l5=Rabbit Alimentary System#Coprophagia
 
|q6=Why is a diet high in calcium unsuitable for a rabbit?
 
|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
 
|a6=Calcium absorption is unregulated so an excessive amount may lead to kidney stones and calcification of soft tissue
|l6=Hindgut Fermenters - Rabbit - Anatomy & Physiology#Calcium Metabolism
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|l6=Rabbit Alimentary System#Calcium Metabolism
 
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Revision as of 15:21, 2 September 2010

ALIMENTARY SYSTEM
ALIMENTARY FLASHCARDS
RABBIT


Question Answer Article
What is unique about the duodenum of the rabbit? Link to Article
What is the sacculus rotundus? Link to Article
Where is the appendix? Link to Article
What is coprophagia? Link to Article
How do caecotropes differ from faecal pellets? Link to Article
Why is a diet high in calcium unsuitable for a rabbit? Link to Article