Comparative anatomy Flashcards
Describe the relative sizes of stomachs and intestines in carnivores, ruminants and simple herbivores?
Carnivore - large stomach, average SI, small LI
Ruminants - huge fore stomach, average true stomach and LI
Simple herbivores - small stomach, average SI, huge LI
In which animals is the omentum most developed?
Ruminants
In which species is the omentum least developed?
Horses
What are the differences between the omentum in the dog and horse?
Horses don’t cover intestinal mass
Horses hae epiploic foramen
What is the purpose of the epiploic foramen in horses?
Separates peritoneal cavity from omental bursa
The supraomental recess is only found in which aniamls? What is the supraomental recess?
Ruminants
Space between deep leaf of omentum and intestines
Where does the superficial wall of the omentum run from and to? (RUMINANTS ONLY)
Rumen on left
Descending duodenum on right
Where does the deep wall of the omentum run from and to? (RUMINANTS ONLY)
Rumen on right
Descending duodenum on right
What angle is the liver (in situ) in a dog, pig, horse and ruminant?
Dog - straight
Pig - straight
Horse - oblique (slanted)
Ruminant - 90 degree
Where does the rounded border of the liver face in dogs/pigs, horses and ruminants?
Dogs/pigs - dorsally
Horses - dorsal and left
Ruminant - left
In the horse and ruminants, which lobe of the liver (right or left) is more dorsal?
Right - more dorsal
Left - more ventral
Which way is the liver displaced in ruminants and why?
Displaced to the right
Rumen on the left
Which process of the liver has the right renal impression? What is this?
Caudate process
Where kidney contacts liver
Which species does not have a renal impression?
Pig - kidney not in contact with liver
What is different about the liver of a horse?
No papillary process
No gall bladder
In which animals is the left and right lobes of the liber divided into lateral and medial?
Pig
Cat
Dog