GIT

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Question 8

Re. duodenum, topographic position?

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Upper right half of the hypochondriac region - 9th intercostal space

Runs caudally (right side) – Descending duodenum- level of tuber coxae- makes a U- turn –runs obliquely-craniosinistrally (leftside)- continues as the ascending duodenum

Question 9

Re. Cranial duodenum, topographical position?

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Dorsally and laterally lies in contact with the liver and medially by the pancreas

Question 10

T or F - The jejunum is the longest part of the small intestine

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Re. jejunum. topography? structure? blood supply?

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Confined to the ventral part of the abdomen

Fan shaped mesentry – mesentric surface & antimesentric

Blood supply –branches of the cranial mesenteric artery

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Question 13

Is the caecum small in dogs or horses?

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small in dogs

well developed in horses

Question 14

3 regions of the colon?

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• ascending
• transverse
• descending

Question 15

Re. 3 regions of colon. topography?

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ascending colon - right side

transverse - colon cranial to the root of mesentery (right side)

descending colon - left side

Question 16

Re. rectum. topography?

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Begins at the pelvic inlet continuous with descending colon

Attached dorsally to the ventral surface of sacrum by the thin mesorectum

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Question 26

Re. liver. size? location?

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largest gland in the body! 3-5% of total body weight

location: cranial part of abdomen (behind diaphragm)

Question 27

Liver lobes. how many? what are they?

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Left hepatic lobe- Left lateral & Left medial

Right hepatic lobe- Right lateral & right medial

Quadrate lobe

Caudate lobe- papillary process & caudate process

thus 7 lobes in total

Question 28

Name the 3 impressions in the liver

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gastric impression

renal impression

duodenal impression

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