Description Of Normal Organs Flashcards
eye: conjunctiva
- pale rose red, gently wrinkled, shiny from tears, intact
* (mm covering sclera and eyelid for moisture(mucous and tear production))
eye: Cornea
- convex, transparent, smooth, intact sclera: white
* (mm covering iris(colored part))
Sclera & Corneal Opacities
White
Subcutaneous connective tissue
medium fat infiltration, colour is specific to species, intact
Blood
dark red, covers the knife, well clotted
Lymph nodes
normal shape and size, greyishwhite, firmly elastic, moveable in environment,
cs: pale greyish white, structure recognizable, medium moist
Skeletal muscle
brownred, structure recognizable, medium moisty, medium easily tearable
Synovia
Small amount of fluid, colourless/yellowish, slightly viscous
(In synovial joints)
Joint
synovia: small amount, colourless/yellowish, slightly viscous
Abdomen
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
Spleen surface
normal shape and size, brown/bluishbrown, flaccid, wrinkled capsule
sus: light red, lenghtwise elongated, cross- section is triangle shaped
Spleen cs
CS: brown/bluishbrown, structure recognizable, medium moisty, pulp medium easily scraped
Bileduct
permeable
Gallbladder
Normal shape, normal size, greenish brown, paper thick wall
Liver surface
normal shape and size, brownred, smooth capsule, medium firm consistency
Pancreas
sus: fork-shaped, greyishyellow, normal size, infiltrated well with fat, loose structure
Liver CS
CS: brownred, structure recognizable, medium moisty, medium easily tearable
sus: light brownred
Kidney surface
normal shape and size, brownred, smooth surface, firm,
Adrenal gland
normal shape and size, greyish brown
Cut surface: structure well recognizable, cortex and medulla well separated
Testis
testis: normal shape and size, tight elastic, smooth and shiny surface
CS: bulging, gently uneven, shiny, structure recognizable
Thorax
diaphragm: tight, concave from abdomen pleura: smooth, shiny, transparent
Kidney cut surface
brownred, the cortical-, corticomedullar- and medullar regions are well separated, medium moist, medium wide pelvis, medium easily tearable cortex, capsule easily removeable
oral cavity
Normal shape, normal structure, pale greyishred, smooth, shiny, intact
Tongue
normal shape and size, greyish red, flaccid, soft, intact mucose membrane, wet, covered with papillae
CS: structure of muscle recognizable, medium easily tearable
Trachea
Normal shape, normal size, greyish white, smooth, shiny and moist
Esophagus
Normal shape, normal size, greyishwhite, shiny, longitudinal folds
Lips
Normal shape, normal size, pale greyish red, smooth and shiny
Pharynx
Normal shape, normal size, greyish pink, smooth and moist
Thyroid gland
Normal shape, normal size, dark brown
CS: Dark brownish red, gently granular and shiny with moisture
Stomach
Quadrangular normal shape, normal size, finely folded
Lung surface
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)
Meninges
meninges: transparent, shiny, vessels are medium dilated
Mm covering brain and spinal cord
Mammary gland/udder
normal shape, normal size referring to functional state, flaccid/pliantly soft consistency, hard to cut (parenchyma moves away from knife)
Lung CS
CS: pale brickred, medium moisty, medium airbubble content of fluid
Mammary gland cs
CS: yellowish white/ pale rose-red, shiny, well recognizable lobular structure, quality and quantity of content is normal referring to functional state
Ependyma
Greyish white, smooth and shiny
Neuroepithelium covering ventricular system of brain and spinal cord
Uterus - Oestrus Mucous Membrane
Congested, swollen and edematous
Lots of blood in tissues, fluid filled - squishy
Uterus - Postpartum Involution (Lochia)
Chocolate brown, turbid exudate
Vagina & Vestibule
Normal shape, normal size, yellowish-white and shiny
Heart - Chordae tendineae
Normal structure, normal size, tight, smooth surface, adhere well to papillary muscles
(Btw valves and mm. Papp)
Heart - Cut surface
Brownish red, moist and moderate tearability
Pleura
Transparent, smooth and shiny
Peritoneum
Transparent, smooth and shiny
Heart - Endocardium
Transparent, smooth and shiny
Inside surface of heart
Heart - Epicardium
Transparent, smooth and shiny
Sticking to myocardium
Heart - Myocardium
Brown red, medium moist, structure recognizable, tearable with medium effort
(Mm layer of heart)
Heart - Pericardium
Sharp-edged at apex, normal shape, normal size, transparent, smooth and shiny
Heart - Valves
Normal structure, normal size, thin, membranous, intact edge, well retractable(not stretched?)
Diaphragma
Tight, concave from abdomen
