Porcine Anatomy Flashcards
What is the vertebrae formula for a horse?
C7 T18 L6 S5
What is the vertebrae formula for a ox?
C7 T13 L6 S5
What is the vertebrae formula for a goat or sheepie?
C7 T13 L6-7 S4
What is the vertebrae formula for a dog or cat?
C7 T13 L7 S3
What is the vertebrae formula for a pig?
C7 T14-15 L6-7 S4
What is the dental formular for pigs?
I3/3, C1/1, P4/4, M3/3
Why cant pigs be stunned mechanically?
because of large frontal sinus
What are needle teeth?
deciduous third incisors and canine teeth
There are no fused carpal or tarsal bones in the pig. True or false?
True
The ulna and fibula are not well developed in the pig. True or false?
False- well developed ulna and fibula
What are setae?
body hair of the pig, remarkably stiff, thick outer hairs whose tips are split
What two glands did we talk about in class?
mental glands and carpal glands
What supports the snout?
By rostral bone set against end of nasal septum
What do pigs lack in the eye?
tapitum lucidum
What toxin results in inflammation of conchae?
pasteurella multocida toxin
What veins do you use for venipuncture?
lateral auricular vein
external jugular vein
cranial vena cava
internal jugular vein
What is the lobulation of the right lung of the pig?
divided cranial lobe
caudal lobe
What is the lobulation of the left lung of the pig?
cranial lobe
middle lobe
caudal lobe
accessory lobe
Do pigs have a right or left azygous vein?
left
What artery supplies the subsinuosal branch in the pig? What other animal is like that?
right coronary a. like the horse
What are the two unique feature of the pig stomach?
gastric diverticulum
prominent torus pyloricus
How many lobes of the liver are in the pig? What species is this similar to?
6 lobes, dog
What is absent on the liver of the pig?
no papillary process
How is the relationship of the right kidney with the liver?
Does not contact the liver in the pig, related to duodenum and pancreas
What is the left kidney related to?
spiral colon, cecum, pancreas
What is the position of the scrotum and what animal is it similar to?
perineal- cat
What type of penis does the pig have?
fibroelastic
What parts of the prostrate does the pig have?
body and disseminate parts
What is the shape of the bulbourethral gland in the pig?
very large and cigar-shaped
The uterine horns of the pig are ____ and ____.
long; coiled
Is the uterine body short or long?
short
Describe the cervix of the pig.
Long cervix with mucosal prominence.
Which part of the broad ligament is relatively long?
mesovarium
