Equine & Ruminant abdomens Flashcards
Blood supply to the rumen?
supplied by coeliac artery
Blood supply to the omasum and abomasum?
gastric and gastroepiploic artery
where does the gastroepiploic artery come from?
Hepatic artery
Innervation of the stomach
parasympathetic fibers arise from R & L vagus nerves
whats is the artery of the foregut in horses?
coeliac artery
How is the spleen attached to the stomach in horses?
gastrosplenic ligament
How is the spleen attached to the L kidney in horses?
renosplenic ligament
TRUE OR FALSE: Horses don’t have a gallbladder
TRUE
Whats the equine foregut composed of?
spleen, stomach, pancreas, liver, descending duodenum
most of the small intestine in horses is comprised of?
jejunum
What’s referred to as the pointy apex of the equine gut
cecum
What artery supplies the mesentary of the small intestine in equines?
branches of cranial mesentertic artery
Where does the small intestine usually sit?
on top of the ascending colon and left of the cecum
How many taeniae coli in the cecum?
4
How many taeniae coli in the transverse colon?
2