Equine GI Composition Flashcards

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Flow of Ingesta

Esophagus to Anus

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Esophagus –> LES –> Cardia of Stomach –> Fundus of Stomach–> Body of the Stomach–> Pylorus –> Pyloric Sphincter –> Cranial Part of Duodenum –> Cranial Duodenal Flexure –> Descending Duodenum –> Caudal Duodenal Flexure –> Ascending Duodenum –> Duodenal-jejunal flexure –> Jejunum –> Ileum –> Ileocecal orifice–> Cecum –> Cecocolic orifice –> Right Ventral Colon –> Sternal Flexure –> Left Ventral Colon –> Plevic flexure–> Left Dorsal Colon –> Diaphragmatic Flexure –> Right Dorsal Colon –> Transverse Colon –> Descending Colon –> Rectum –> Anus

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