Equine dissection Flashcards
1
Q
What parts make up the ascending LI in the horse?
A
Right ventral colon Sternal flexure Left ventral colon Pelvic flexure Left dorsal colon Diaphragmatic flexure Right dorsal colon
2
Q
What is different about the ileum of the horse?
A
No antimesenteric blood vessels
3
Q
How can you tell the difference between the equine jejunum and ileum?
A
Jejunum - tortuous, has branching blood vessels
Ileum - smooth, has parallel blood vessels
4
Q
How can the small (descending) colon be distinguished from the rectum?
A
Taenial bands
Haustrations
5
Q
How many taenial bands are present in the horse LI and where?
A
Caecum - 4 Right ventral colon - 4 Let ventral colon - 4 Left dorsal colon - 1 Right dorsal colon - 3 Transverse colon - 2 Descending colon - 2
6
Q
Which is the most caudal flexure of the ascending colon?
A
Pelvic flexure
