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Description Of Normal Organs Flashcards

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eye: conjunctiva

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  • pale rose red, gently wrinkled, shiny from tears, intact

* (mm covering sclera and eyelid for moisture(mucous and tear production))

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eye: Cornea

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  • convex, transparent, smooth, intact sclera: white

* (mm covering iris(colored part))

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Sclera & Corneal Opacities

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White

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Subcutaneous connective tissue

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medium fat infiltration, colour is specific to species, intact

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Blood

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dark red, covers the knife, well clotted

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Lymph nodes

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normal shape and size, greyishwhite, firmly elastic, moveable in environment,

cs: pale greyish white, structure recognizable, medium moist

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Skeletal muscle

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brownred, structure recognizable, medium moisty, medium easily tearable

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Synovia

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Small amount of fluid, colourless/yellowish, slightly viscous

(In synovial joints)

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Joint

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synovia: small amount, colourless/yellowish, slightly viscous

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Abdomen

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intact, medium tight(not tense or flaccid), location of abdominal organs is normal, there is no pathologic free content in the cavity, the parietal and visceral layer is smooth, shiny, intact, transparent

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Spleen surface

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normal shape and size, brown/bluishbrown, flaccid, wrinkled capsule

sus: light red, lenghtwise elongated, cross- section is triangle shaped

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Spleen cs

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CS: brown/bluishbrown, structure recognizable, medium moisty, pulp medium easily scraped

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Bileduct

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permeable

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Gallbladder

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Normal shape, normal size, greenish brown, paper thick wall

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Liver surface

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normal shape and size, brownred, smooth capsule, medium firm consistency

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Pancreas

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sus: fork-shaped, greyishyellow, normal size, infiltrated well with fat, loose structure

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Liver CS

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CS: brownred, structure recognizable, medium moisty, medium easily tearable
sus: light brownred

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Kidney surface

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normal shape and size, brownred, smooth surface, firm,

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Adrenal gland

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normal shape and size, greyish brown

Cut surface: structure well recognizable, cortex and medulla well separated

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Testis

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testis: normal shape and size, tight elastic, smooth and shiny surface

CS: bulging, gently uneven, shiny, structure recognizable

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Thorax

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diaphragm: tight, concave from abdomen pleura: smooth, shiny, transparent

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Kidney cut surface

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brownred, the cortical-, corticomedullar- and medullar regions are well separated, medium moist, medium wide pelvis, medium easily tearable cortex, capsule easily removeable

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oral cavity

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Normal shape, normal structure, pale greyishred, smooth, shiny, intact

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Tongue

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normal shape and size, greyish red, flaccid, soft, intact mucose membrane, wet, covered with papillae

CS: structure of muscle recognizable, medium easily tearable

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Trachea

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Normal shape, normal size, greyish white, smooth, shiny and moist

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Esophagus

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Normal shape, normal size, greyishwhite, shiny, longitudinal folds

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Lips

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Normal shape, normal size, pale greyish red, smooth and shiny

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Pharynx

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Normal shape, normal size, greyish pink, smooth and moist

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Thyroid gland

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Normal shape, normal size, dark brown

CS: Dark brownish red, gently granular and shiny with moisture

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Stomach

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Quadrangular normal shape, normal size, finely folded

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Lung surface

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normal shape and size, smooth surface, pale brickred, smooth, shiny, transparent and intact pleura, softly elastic superficial and deep consistency, crapitating when cut(bc air - crackling, popping)

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Meninges

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meninges: transparent, shiny, vessels are medium dilated

Mm covering brain and spinal cord

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Mammary gland/udder

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normal shape, normal size referring to functional state, flaccid/pliantly soft consistency, hard to cut (parenchyma moves away from knife)

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Lung CS

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CS: pale brickred, medium moisty, medium airbubble content of fluid

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Mammary gland cs

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CS: yellowish white/ pale rose-red, shiny, well recognizable lobular structure, quality and quantity of content is normal referring to functional state

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Ependyma

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Greyish white, smooth and shiny

Neuroepithelium covering ventricular system of brain and spinal cord

46
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Uterus - Oestrus Mucous Membrane

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Congested, swollen and edematous

Lots of blood in tissues, fluid filled - squishy

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Uterus - Postpartum Involution (Lochia)

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Chocolate brown, turbid exudate

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Vagina & Vestibule

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Normal shape, normal size, yellowish-white and shiny

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Heart - Chordae tendineae

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Normal structure, normal size, tight, smooth surface, adhere well to papillary muscles

(Btw valves and mm. Papp)

52
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Heart - Cut surface

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Brownish red, moist and moderate tearability

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Pleura

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Transparent, smooth and shiny

54
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Peritoneum

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Transparent, smooth and shiny

55
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Heart - Endocardium

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Transparent, smooth and shiny

Inside surface of heart

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Heart - Epicardium

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Transparent, smooth and shiny

Sticking to myocardium

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Heart - Myocardium

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Brown red, medium moist, structure recognizable, tearable with medium effort

(Mm layer of heart)

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Heart - Pericardium

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Sharp-edged at apex, normal shape, normal size, transparent, smooth and shiny

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Heart - Valves

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Normal structure, normal size, thin, membranous, intact edge, well retractable(not stretched?)

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Diaphragma

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Tight, concave from abdomen

General Pathology (3 decks)

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