General revision GIT LIVER

Question 1

What is the name of the area above the testicle where it is connected?

Answer 1

Epididymis

Question 2

What is the name of the thin transparent serous membrane that covers the surface of the GIT in a continuous layer?

Answer 2

Peritoneum

Question 3

What are the two peritoneal layers?

Answer 3

Visceral peritoneum
Parietal peritoneum

Question 4

What is the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum called?

Answer 4

Cryptorchidism

Question 5

What is the name of the ‘S’ shaped configuration of the non erect pizzle?

Answer 5

Sigmoid Flexure

Question 6

What are the 3 parts of the small intestines called?

Answer 6

Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum

Question 7

What are the GIT presentation requirements for all species?

IORLPT
PILOT R

Answer 7

1. The GIT must be presented intact
2. The Oesophagus must be sealed to prevent leakage.
3. The complete GIT must be removed from the carcass and placed in the appropriate viscera pan and it must be identifiable with the carcass from which it came.
4. The liver MAY be separated from the tract and placed in the edible-purpose tray corresponding to the carcass from which it came.
5. The paunch, intestines and bladder must not be punctured.
6. The testicles and pizzle may be placed on the viscera table along with other edible product, otherwise left attached to the carcass. If left attached to the carcass they must be completely removed from the scrotum.

Question 8

What is the name of the ligament that connects the peritoneum layers around the liver to the carcass?

Answer 8

Falciform Ligament

Question 9

Name the 2 surfaces of the Liver

Answer 9

Parietal Surface
Visceral Surface

Question 10

What is the parietal surface of the liver?

Answer 10

The surface that lays against the right side of the abdominal cavity, it is smooth and has no features other than the remnant of the falciform ligament

Question 11

What is the visceral surface of the liver?

Answer 11

The surface that covers the pancreas and is attached to the small intestine by the common bile and pancreatic ducts. Other attachments include the falciform ligament, vena cava, hepatic artery and portal vein.

Question 12

What are the 3 lobes of the Liver?

Answer 12

Ventral Lobe (V)
Dorsal Lobe (Other half)
Caudate Lobe (Near renal impression)

Question 13

Where can you locate the Oesophageal notch?

Answer 13

It is an identation formed by the Oesophogus pressing against the liver near the vena cava

Question 14

What is the Portal Fissure?

Answer 14

It is where the mesenteric vein enters the portal vein, the hepatic artery enters the liver and the common bile duct and lymph vessels leave the liver.

Question 15

What role does the Vena Cava serve?

Answer 15

It is a large vein that takes blood from the body and returns it to the heart. It travels from the pelvic cavity along the spinal column to the right ventricle of the heart. It is attached to the dorsal lobe near the renal impression. Blood from the liver enters the vena cava via the hepatic veins.

Question 16

What does the bile system consist of?

Answer 16

Hepatic Bile Duct
Cystic Bile Duct
Common Bile Duct
Gall Bladder

Question 17

What 2 functions does bile serve?

Answer 17

1. Contains waste pigments from the breakdown of red blood cells.
2. Emulsifies fat in the small intestines into minute globules to assist digestion

Question 18

What are the liver presentation requirments?

ISCL

LICS

Answer 18

1. Liver must be presented intact
2. The liver may be seperated from the intestines and placed in the corresponding viscera table pan.
3. The liver must be Identifiable with the carcass it came from.
4. The hepatic lymph nodes must be left intact on the liver.