pig GIT

Question 1

what type of stomach do pigs have

Answer 1

simple composite with gastric diverticulum (bump unique to pigs near the entrance of the stomach)

Question 2

structure of pigs cardiac region

Answer 2

thin walled, very big, non glandular, intrinsically immobile

Question 3

pyloric region of the stomach

Answer 3

towards the end and close to the oesophagus

Question 4

name of the small bump exiting the pyloric region of the stomach

Answer 4

torus pyloricus

Question 5

what position does the base of the spiral colon lie

Answer 5

dorsal

Question 6

how is ascending colon arranged

Answer 6

arranged around its mesentery in a cone (outer part of cone is wider and sacculated)

Question 7

does the colon contain villi

Answer 7

no

Question 8

what epithelium lines the mucosa

Answer 8

simple columnar

Question 9

goblet cells

Answer 9

mucin secreting cells found in the mucosal epithelium of the colon

Question 10

what side does the jejunum mostly lie to

Answer 10

right

Question 11

does large intestine have sacculations

Answer 11

yes but more subtle than horses

Question 12

what side is the caecum on

Answer 12

left

Question 13

what is spleen attached to

Answer 13

greater curvature