Abdomen Labs

Question 1

where do you listen for ruminal activity

Answer 1

-in the paralumbar fossa
-on the flank, lateral to the lumbar vertebrae and cranial to the tuber coxae

Question 2

what does the continuation of the cutaneous trunci form around the penis in the dog

Answer 2

cranial preputial muscle

Question 3

what does aponeurosis mean

Answer 3

its a flat wide tendon that is associated with a flat wide muscle

Question 4

where does the inguinal ligament run

Answer 4

from the ventral aspect of the tuber coxae to the pubic bone

Question 5

whats the importance of the falciform ligament during surgery

Answer 5

its filled with a semiliquid fat in the dog which means that a midventral approach to the abdomen must be a little bit to one side to avoid filling the surgical field with runny fat

Question 6

lobes of the liver in small animals

Answer 6

left lateral and left medial
right lateral and right medial
quadrate lobe (gallbladder associated?)
caudate lobe (seen in caudal view)

Question 7

two parts of the caudate lob of the small animal liver

Answer 7

papillary lobe - presses against the lesser curvature of the stomach
caudate process - extends laterally to the right to rest against the kidney

Question 8

what does the epiploic foramen do and why is it clinically relevant

Answer 8

it connects the peritoneal cavity and omental bursa

clinically important if the small intestine herniates into the foramen