Horse GIT Flashcards
What protects the stomach
The ribs
Fully enclosed even when full
What is the name of the space between the greater and lesser omentum
Epiploic foramen
Where does the most of the stomach sit
Left to midline
What part of the stomach sits right of midline
Pylorus
What is significant about the cardia
Strong sphincter prevents spewing
What is significant about the fundus
Not glandular
Saccular
What is significant about the body
Part glandular
What is the name of the structure that separates the glandular from the glandular side
Margo plicatus
Where does the duodenum lie according to liver
Ventrally
What is significant structure of the duodenum
Sigmoidal flexure
What are the 2 sides of duodenum sigmoidal flexure
Major pancreatic and bile ducts
Minor pancreatic duct
Where does the Jejunum sit
Variable position
Mainly left dorsal
What is significant about the Jejunum
Longest part of SI
Longest papillae - absorption.
What does the ileum open onto
Ventrally to the caecum
What is significant about the opening to caecum
Raised papilla to stop microbe reflux into small intestine
What is the name of the opening of ileum into the caecum
Ileocaecol orifice
What parts of colon make up
Large colon
Small colon
Ascending and transverse
Descending
What is the shape of the caecum
Comma shaped
What is the name of caecum to colon junction
Caecocolic junction
What is the name of the structure that creates saccular appearance of the caecum
Taenial bands
What are taenial bands
Focus area of thickening of external longitudinal muscle and elastic fibre
What are sacculations of colon called
Haustra
What is the function of taenial bands
Control fermentation and regulates passage of ingesta
How many folds are there in the large colon
3
How many limbs are there of the large colon
4
What are the 4 limbs of the large colon
Right ventral colon
Left ventral colon
Left dorsal colon
Right dorsal colon
RVC comes first
What folds are with what limbs of large colon
RVC and LVC
= ventral diaphragmatic flexure
LVC and LDC
= pelvic flexure
LDC and RDC
= dorsal diaphragmatic flexure
Where is the small colon found
Left
Dorsal
Rectum
What happens to taenial bands
What does it become
Lost
Retroperitoneal
What is the name of the muscle that anchors the anus
Rectococcygeus
What is the attachment of caecum
Retropertonial
Base is anchored to abdomen roof
Large colon attachment
Mesocolon
Limbs attached
Small colon attachment
Loosely connected
What is blood supply
Cranial mesenteric artery
Caudal mesenteric artery
Coeliac artery
Nerve supply
Pass through mesenteric plexus
Wide spread
Venous drain
To portal vein
Splenic vein
Caudal and cranial mesenteric vein
Liver
Parietal
Visceral
Diaphragm
Stomach duodenum colon
Where does liver lie
2/3rds right of midline
How many lobes are there to the liver
4
Left
Right
Quadrate
Caudate (top)
Attachments of liver
Triangular ligaments
= dorsal left and right
Round ligaments
= left and Quadrate loves
Gall bladder
No
What does have instead of gall bladder
Large duct
Liver blood
Supply
Portal vein
Hepatic artery
Hepatic vein - vena cava
Pancreas sits where
Right side
Close to abdominal roof
Associated with duodenum
Where does the
Body sit
Left sit
Right sit
Duodenum flexure
Towards kidney
Descending duodenum
Attachments of pancreas
Caecal base
RDC
How does the stomach compare in size proportionally
Small
