Comparative Equine/Porcine GIT Anatomy Flashcards
The _______________ is always cranial to the root of the mesentery
transverse colon
The _________________ of the duodenum is always caudal to the root of the mesentery.
Caudal flexure
In the horse, there is a distinct __________ delineating the glandular from the non-glandular portion of the stomach
Margo plicatus
Due to the equine duodenum having an ampulla, the dudodenum aquires the S shaped __________________
Sigmoid flexure
In the equine, the right ventral colon will bend into the ________________ which in turn will become the left ventral colon
sternal flexure
After L ventral colon, the ________ flexure will delineate the start of the left dorsal colon
Pelvic
Is the left dorsal colon small or big in diameter?
Small in diameter
Before the Right dorsal colon, what is the flexure present?
Diaphragmatic flexure
The transverse colon goes from ______ to ______
Right to left
What is a potential impaction point in the colon?
Pelvic flexure
The blind sac in the equine stomach is termed:
saccus cecus
Bot fly larvae will be found in what part of the inner stomach?
Non-glandular part
Describe the location of major and minor duodenal papillae in relation to each other
they are in opposite sides
The equine portal vein is surrounded by?
Anulus pancreatis (ring)
The large colon includes:
Cecum and ascending colon
The small colon includes:
Transverse and descending colon
In the equine, what structure is more developed that connects the ileum to the cecum in compared to the dog?
Ileocecal fold
The cecum is notably sacculated or contains ____________
Haustra
The colon and cecum contain __________ or bands
taenia
The cecum has ____ bands
4
How many bands in the left dorsal colon?
1
how many bands in the right dorsal colon?
3
The left ventral colon has how many bands?
4
The local thickenings of the T. muscularis are called ______________
taenia/ bands
