Large Intestine (Exam 2) Flashcards
What is not good if you are auscultating the abdomen / gut sounds?
listen for growling
don’t want hyperactive or stopping of noisess
What parts of the intestines are in the left abdomen of horse?
descending colon + jejunum
Jejunum is between what 2 structures in the horse?
descending + ascending colon
What is the main large intestinal structure on the right side of the horse? What space does it fill?
cecum
paralumbar fossa
3 LI structures on the right side of the horse
cecum
right ventral colon
right dorsal colon
Liver is predominantly on the (left/right) in horses.
right
Like the rumen, the equine cecum is a major ______ site.
fermentation
Base of equine cecum location
dorsal right paralumbar fossa
Apex of equine cecum location
ventral abdomen on midline & sternal flexure
The equine cecum has _ (number) ______ which are smooth muscle bands.
4 teniae
Term for sacculations in the equine cecum formed by contractions of teniae
haustra
Which fold of cecum associated with dorsal band (tenia)
ileocecal fold
Which fold of cecum is associated with lateral band?
cecocolic fold
Vessels and lymph nodes are in the ____ and ____ bands (teniae)
medial + lateral
LI structures in left side of horse
ascending colon:
left ventral colon
left dorsal colon
pelvic flexure
What is the term for the transition from ventral –> dorsal in ascending colon? (equine)
pelvic flexure