pr normal organ descriptions Flashcards
oral cavity
pale greyish, smooth, shiny, intact
eye conjunctiva
pale rosered, finely wrinkled, shiny from tears, intact
eye cornea
convex, transparent, smooth, intact
eye sclera
white
serous membranes in general
smooth, shiny transparent
subcutaneous connective tissue
medium fat infiltration, colour is species specific, intact
peripheral blood
dark red, covers knife, well clotted
lymph nodes
normal shape and size, greyish white, firmly elastic, moveable in the enviro
lymphnodes cut surface
pale, greyish white, structure recognisable, medium moisture content
skeletal muscle
brownred, structure recognisable, medium moisture content, it can be torn with medium effort
abdomen
intact, medium tight, location of abdominal organs is normal, there is no pathologic free content, parietal and visceral layer is smooth, shiny and transparent
spleen
normal shape and size, dark red, flaccid, wrinkled capsule
spleen cut surface
dark red, structure recognisable, medium moisture content, the pulp can be scraped with medium effort
bile duct
patent
liver
normal shape and size, brownred, smooth capsule, medium firm consistency
liver cut surface
brownred, structure recognisable, medium moisture content, it can be torn with medium effort
gallbladder
paper thick wall
kidney
normal shape and size, brownred, smooth surface, firm
kidney cut surface
the cortex is brownred, the medulla is pale grey to tan, cortex and medulla are well seperated, medium moisture content, medium wide pelvis, the cortex can be torn with medium effort, capsule can be pealed off easily
adrenal gland
normal shape and size
adrenal gland cut surface
structure well recognisable, cortex and medulla are well seperated, medium moisture content
testes
in the scrotom, normal shape and size, tightly elastic, smooth and shiny surface
testes cut surface
bulging, finely uneven, shiny, structure recognisable
thorax diaphragm
tight, concave from abdomen