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<FlashCard questions="6">
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|q1=What processes occur in the caecum?
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|a1=Microbial fermentation, absorption of VFAs and transportation of chyme
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|l1=Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Introduction
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|q2=What are mass movements?
|<big>'''What processes occur in the caecum?'''
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|a2=When large parts of the caecum have a peristaltic contraction at the same time to move chyme into the colon
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|l2=Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Function
*'''''Microbial fermentation, absorption of VFAs and transportation of chyme'''''
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|q3=What are the main histological differences of the caecum compared to the small intestine?
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|a3=No villi; no submucosal glands; large lymphatic nodules in the lamina muscularis; and an increased number of mucous glands.
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|l3=Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology
|<big>'''What are mass movements?'''
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|q4=In which species does the most caecal microbial fermentation take place?
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|a4=Equine species
*'''''When large parts of the caecum have a peristaltic contraction at the same time to move chyme into the colon'''''
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|l4=Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Species Differences
||[[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q5=How is the canine caecum unique?
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|a5=It has no direct connection to the ileum
|<big>'''What are the main histological differences of the caecum compared to the small intestine?'''
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|l5=Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Species Differences
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|q6=How many taenia does the pig's caecum have?
*'''''No villi; no submucosal glands; large lymphatic nodules in the lamina muscularis; and an increased number of mucous glands.'''''
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|a6=Three; ventral; lateral; and medial.
||[[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l6=Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Species Differences
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|<big>'''In which species does the most caecal microbial fermentation take place?'''
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|<big>'''How many taenia does the pig's caecum have?'''
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