73 Stuck Like Glue: It’s Constipated

Student learning objectives

• Be able to list three reasons why inactivity may lead to constipation in animals and explain why each reason happens.
• Explain how to prevent and treat constipation in animals.

Lesson

Watch this video and follow along the presentation to learn about constipation in animals.

https://open.lib.umn.edu/app/uploads/sites/288/2025/04/Stuck-Like-Glue_-Its-Constipated-1.pptx

Test out your knowledge of when the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system are activated with the sorting game below.

Assessment

Test out everything you just learned with this multiple choice below!