Lecture 5 2/5/24 Flashcards
What are the characteristics of the tunica flava?
-elastic and yellow
-passive support to abdominal viscera
-thickest along ventral aspect
What are the characteristics of the pubic tendon?
-attaches abdominal muscles to os coxae
-accessory ligament of femoral head
-rupture can cause saggy abdomen
What is the flank?
the portion of the abdominal wall free of osseous structure
What are the boundaries of the flank?
dorsal: tips of lumbar transverse processes
cranial: last rib and costal arch
ventral: horizontal line through level of stifle
What is the paralumbar fossa?
triangular depression in dorsal part of flank
What are the boundaries of the paralumbar fossa?
dorsal: tips of lumbar transverse processes
cranial: last rib and costal arch
ventral: internal abdominal oblique m.
What are the sections of the stomach in the equine, in flow order?
-cardia
-saccus cecus
-body
-pylorus
-pyloric sphincter
What is the saccus cecus equivalent to in the canine?
fundus
What are the two regions of the equine stomach?
-glandular
-aglandular
Where is the aglandular region of the equine stomach located?
mostly within the saccus cecus
Which structure separates the aglandular and glandular regions of the equine stomach?
margo plicatus
How can the aglandular region be distinguished from the glandular region?
glandular region is darker
What is the flow order of the duodenum in the equine?
-cranial duodenum
-sigmoid loop
-cranial duodenal flexure
-descending duodenum
-caudal duodenal flexure
-ascending duodenum
-duodenojejunal flexure
What is the landmark for identifying the caudal duodenal flexure?
cranial mesenteric artery, which is cranial to the flexure
How can the ileum be identified?
ileocecal fold
