Carnivore Abdomen Flashcards
What is the parietal peritoneum
Lines the inner surface of walls of
abdominal, pelvic and scrotal cavities
What is the visceral peritoneum
Covers the viscera of the abdominal,
pelvic and scrotal cavities
What is the connecting peritoneum
Double fold of peritoneum
Connect parietal and visceral
peritoneum
What is the peritoneal cavity
contains only a small amount of serous fluid
NO ORGANS WITHIN THIS CAVITY
What are the intraperitoneal organs
suspended from the abdominal roof within
the peritoneal reflections
What are the retroperitoneal organs and give examples
covered incompletely by peritoneum
Applied to dorsal body wall
kidneys, aorta, caudal vena cava
What is the mesentery
part of the connecting peritoneum
Connect the abdominal body wall to
intestines and reproductive organs
Contains vessels and nerves
Named for what section of the
intestines they are suspending (ie Mesoduodenum, Mesojejunum, Mesocolon)
What is the root of the mesentery
Narrow attachment of the long
mesojejunum & mesoileum to
the dorsal body wall at L2
Contains the Cranial mesenteric a., Intestinal lymphatic vessels, Autonomic nervous plexus
What is a ligament/fold
Connect 2 parts of the visceral peritoneum
Where is the duodenocolic fold
Connects Ascending duodenum and Descending colon
Where is the ileocecal fold
between Ileum and Cecum
List the folds/ligaments associated with the liver
Hepato-duodenal fold
Hepato-gastric ligament
Hepato-renal ligament
List the ligaments/folds associated with the spleen
Gastro-splenic ligament
Nephro-splenic ligament
Where/what is the omentum
Part of the connecting peritoneum
From Stomach to other organs or abdominal wall
Where is the greater omentum and list the parts
connected to greater curvature of the stomach to body wall
- 2 sheets: Superficial and Deep
- Omental bursa: space between the 2 sheets
where is the lesser omentum and what resides in it
aka hepato-gastric ligament
Connected to lesser curvature of the stomach
Covers the papillary process of the caudate lobe of liver
What is the vaginal process
Projection of peritoneum outside the abdominal cavity
present in both sexes
Compare the vaginal process in females vs males
Females = unspecialized
Male = Modified into the tunics of the
testis and spermatic cord
List the peritoneal pouches within the pelvic cavity and where they are located
Pararectal fossa (between vertebrae and rectum)
Rectogenital pouch (between rectum and reproductive system)
Vesicogenital pouch (between reproductive system and bladder)
Pubovesical pouch (between bladder and ventral wall)
Describe the mesenteries of the urinary bladder
Lateral ligaments
median ligament
List the fixed viscera and why they are fixed and clin sig
Short mesenteries so they are surgical landmarks
Stomach
Duodenum
Ileum
Cecum
Colon
What are the mobile viscera and why are they mobile and clin sig
long mesenteries
Easily mobilized for surgical procedures
Jejunum
What type of stomach do carnivores have
simple, one chamber
List the regions of the stomach
Fundus
Body
Pyloric region (Antrum, Canal)
Compare dog/cat stomachs
Dog: Fundus and Body projected to left,
pyloric antrum to the right
Cat: all regions shifted to the left
1) vesicogenital pouch
2) pararectal fossa
3) rectogenital pouch
4) pubovesical pouch
1) Esophagus
2) Fundus
3) cardia
4) body
5) angular incisure
6) greater curvature
7) antrum
8) lesser curvature
9) canal
10) pyloric sphincter
List the parts of the duodenum and where they are located
Cranial flexure: btw pylorus and desc duodenum
Descending duodenum: right side of body
Caudal flexure: descending to ascending duodenum
Ascending duodenum: attached to descending colon with duodenocolic fold
What are the duodenal papillae and where are they located
openings of bile duct and pancreatic duct
in cranial flexure
What is the major duodenal pailla
Contains the
Bile duct: Dog and Cat
Pancreatic duct: Dog– usually, Cat – always
What is the minor duodenal papilla
Accessory pancreatic duct
Dog: always (largest duct of pancreas)
Cat: rare