Equine Abdomen Flashcards
Stomach location in the horse
within the intrathoracic part of the abdomen most on the left side (like feline)
Stomach size in liters
5-15 L
Name the part of the left part of the stomach related the the base of the spleen
saccus cecus
Where is the glandular and non-glandular part of the stomach
Non-glandular: fundus and cardia
Glandular: pyloric region
Name the line between the glandular and non-glandular portions
margo plicatus
What is unique about the greater omentum in the horse
Short
attached the transverse colon
Name the 4 ligaments of the greater omentum
Gastrophrenic lig. (cardia to crura of diaphragm)
Gastrosplenic lig.
Phrenicosplenic lig.
Renosplenic lig.
Name the ligaments of the lesser omentum
Hepatogastric lig + Hepatoduodenal lig.
What makes up the suspensory lig of the spleen
Renosplenic (nephrosplenic) lig and phrenicosplenic lig
True or false: the spleen can be palpated per rectum
true (only the caudal base)
1) dorsal border
2) renal surface
3) phrenicosplenic lig
4) splenic artery and vein
5) gastric surface
6) gastrosplenic lig (greater omentum)
7) cranial border
8) caudal border
9) intestinal surface
10) renosplenic (nephorsplenic lig)
What is the space formed by the left kidney and the dorsal edge of the spleen
Name its clin sig
renosplenic/nephrosplenic space
nephrosplenic ligament entrapment (NSLE) of the left colon (dorsal and ventral)
Name species differences for equine liver
no gall bladder
no papillary process
right lobe is not divided
1) Caudate process
2) Right lobe
3) Quadrate lobe (with fissured border)
4) falciform and round ligament
5) Left lateral lobe
6) Left medial lobe
7) left lateral lobe
Where is the liver located and why is it difficult to obtain a biopsy
Entirely within the thoracic cage mostly on the right
completely overlapped by the lung
Dorsal to right dorsal colon
What clinical condition can occur due to the liver’s location
Pressure atrophy of the Rt. liver lobe: due to repeated episodes of impaction in the rt. dorsal colon.
What/Where is the epiploic foramen
small, natural, slit-like opening that act as a potential space of communication between the peritoneal cavity and the omental bursa in the right cranial abdomen
Clin sig of epiploic foramen
Antegrade incarceration: more common, jejunum enters omental bursa via epiploic foramen (right to left)
Retrograde incarceration: jejunum pushed greater omentum in front of it through the epiploic foramen and comes out the right side (left to right)
What structures close to the epiploic formamen are a major concern in incarceration tx
Portal vein and caudal vena cava
Describe the pancreas position
primarily positioned to the right
sublumbar, caudal to the stomach & liver
What is a unique feature of the pancreas
pancreatic ring (body of pancreas is completely surrounds the portal vein)
describe the duodenal papilla in the horse
Major and minor are opposite to eachother
major: has bile and pancreatic duct
minor: has accessory pancreatic duct
note: even though there is no gall bladder there is still and bile duct
Name the cavity where the bile and pancreatic duct empty into in the major duodenal papilla
Hepatopancreatic ampulla
Name unique feature of the cranial duodenum
duodenal ampulla and sigmoid loop
name mesenteric attachment of the cranial part of the duodenum
hepatoduodenal lig
name mesenteric attachment of the descending duodenum
mesoduodenum (which contains right lobe of pancreas)