VME3001: UF The Dog Exam #2 || 100% Accurate Solutions.
T or F:Positive Taste would be small amounts salty, sweet, and umami correct answers true
A Negative taste for dogs would be: correct answers salty (large amounts), bitter, and sour
How are sensory systems studied? correct answers Behavioral Research, Electric Stimulus,
Anatomic Research
T or F: Dogs have much better hearing than humans correct answers True
What part of the ear works with the brain to help maintain balance? correct answers Inner ear
Dogs are (blank) and they have vision that is equivalent to (blank) blindness in humans correct
answers Dogs are dichromates and they have vision that is equivalent to red-green color
blindness in humans
scotopic vision correct answers -high sensitivity to light
-low color sensitivity
Somatosensation correct answers -TOUCH
- important for puppies
-mechanoreceptors covering the body
-Vibrissae= whiskers
Gustation correct answers -TASTE
-not extremely important for dogs
-Carnivorous diet= strong sense for umami, weak for salt, adequate for sweet/sour
Olfaction correct answers -SMELL
-most developed system in the dog
-natural uses= finding a mate, locating prey, delineating
territory
vermeronasal organ (VNO) correct answers big tube coming straight to the nose
Dog massage and acupuncture correct answers sense of touch can help to heal a dog and build
better relationships with dogs
vestibular system correct answers important for body position, movement, and balance
- the nerve comes out onto the snail shell looking part of the ear drum (cochlea)
Nociceptive System correct answers free nerve endings used to detect noxious stimuli or extreme
temperature changes
Carnivore dentition correct answers - canine teeth are for gripping
, -molars are for cutting or tearing
Dogs have (blank) stomachs and short (blank) intestines correct answers Dogs have simple
monogastric stomachs and short large intestinal tracts
T or F: Dogs require arginine but not as much as cats correct answers True
Fat digestion in dogs correct answers Almost all fat is digested in the small intestine
T or F: Heart attacks in dogs are extremely common correct answers False. Dogs rarely have
heart attacks
How is blood glucose levels maintained? correct answers maintained through glyconeogenesis
from protein to glycerol
absorbable carbohydrates correct answers monosaccharides and alcohols
Digestible carbohydrates correct answers disaccharides and starch
fermentable carbohydrates correct answers polysaccharides
non-fermentable carbohydrates correct answers polysaccharide lignin
Do dogs require absorbable digestible carbohydrates? correct answers -during pregnancy low
protein and no carbs is fatal
-during pregnancy high protein and no carbs is ok
Volatile Fatty Acids correct answers -source of energy
-butyrate is preferred fuel of colonocyte
-they promote Na and H2O absorption
-stimulates blood flow
-prevents diversion colitis
a diet with high fat, low carbs, and low VFA would mean what type of feces? correct answers
firm
a diet with low fat, high carbs, and high VFA would mean what type of feces? correct answers
Loose
Vitamin and Mineral Requirements correct answers -most are uniform across species
-do not require vitamin C but require vitamin D
-salt requirements are low because dogs dont sweat and the loss of heat is through panting are
small
higher stamina when a dog is fed a high (blank) diet correct answers high carb diet
T or F:Positive Taste would be small amounts salty, sweet, and umami correct answers true
A Negative taste for dogs would be: correct answers salty (large amounts), bitter, and sour
How are sensory systems studied? correct answers Behavioral Research, Electric Stimulus,
Anatomic Research
T or F: Dogs have much better hearing than humans correct answers True
What part of the ear works with the brain to help maintain balance? correct answers Inner ear
Dogs are (blank) and they have vision that is equivalent to (blank) blindness in humans correct
answers Dogs are dichromates and they have vision that is equivalent to red-green color
blindness in humans
scotopic vision correct answers -high sensitivity to light
-low color sensitivity
Somatosensation correct answers -TOUCH
- important for puppies
-mechanoreceptors covering the body
-Vibrissae= whiskers
Gustation correct answers -TASTE
-not extremely important for dogs
-Carnivorous diet= strong sense for umami, weak for salt, adequate for sweet/sour
Olfaction correct answers -SMELL
-most developed system in the dog
-natural uses= finding a mate, locating prey, delineating
territory
vermeronasal organ (VNO) correct answers big tube coming straight to the nose
Dog massage and acupuncture correct answers sense of touch can help to heal a dog and build
better relationships with dogs
vestibular system correct answers important for body position, movement, and balance
- the nerve comes out onto the snail shell looking part of the ear drum (cochlea)
Nociceptive System correct answers free nerve endings used to detect noxious stimuli or extreme
temperature changes
Carnivore dentition correct answers - canine teeth are for gripping
, -molars are for cutting or tearing
Dogs have (blank) stomachs and short (blank) intestines correct answers Dogs have simple
monogastric stomachs and short large intestinal tracts
T or F: Dogs require arginine but not as much as cats correct answers True
Fat digestion in dogs correct answers Almost all fat is digested in the small intestine
T or F: Heart attacks in dogs are extremely common correct answers False. Dogs rarely have
heart attacks
How is blood glucose levels maintained? correct answers maintained through glyconeogenesis
from protein to glycerol
absorbable carbohydrates correct answers monosaccharides and alcohols
Digestible carbohydrates correct answers disaccharides and starch
fermentable carbohydrates correct answers polysaccharides
non-fermentable carbohydrates correct answers polysaccharide lignin
Do dogs require absorbable digestible carbohydrates? correct answers -during pregnancy low
protein and no carbs is fatal
-during pregnancy high protein and no carbs is ok
Volatile Fatty Acids correct answers -source of energy
-butyrate is preferred fuel of colonocyte
-they promote Na and H2O absorption
-stimulates blood flow
-prevents diversion colitis
a diet with high fat, low carbs, and low VFA would mean what type of feces? correct answers
firm
a diet with low fat, high carbs, and high VFA would mean what type of feces? correct answers
Loose
Vitamin and Mineral Requirements correct answers -most are uniform across species
-do not require vitamin C but require vitamin D
-salt requirements are low because dogs dont sweat and the loss of heat is through panting are
small
higher stamina when a dog is fed a high (blank) diet correct answers high carb diet
