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What are the four chambers of the ruminant stomach and which are non-glandular and which are glandular?

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  • reticulum
  • rumen
  • omasum
    = non-glandular
  • abomasum
    = glandular
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What are foregut fermenters?

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  • digestive process in which plant material is fermented in a specialized combination of stomach compartments
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What is rumination?

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  • animal regurgitates previously consumed food and chews it further and re-swallows
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What is eructation?

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  • release of gas produced by fermentation from the stomach or oesophagus through the mouth
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What are pseudo-ruminants?

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  • like ruminants use foregut fermentation but have 3 compartments instead of 4
  • camels and hippos
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What do the three compartments of the pseudo-ruminant stomach do?

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  • C1 - essentially a fermentation vat
  • C2 - some nutrient absorption occurs
  • rhythmic contractions then eructation and regurgitation
  • C3 - true stomach - distal part secretes HCL
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Where does the reticulum lie?

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  • lies cranial to the rumen under the 6th-8th ribs
  • lies up against the diaphragm
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What distinct feature does the reticulum have?

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  • distinct honey comb structure covered in short papillae
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The rumen and reticulum are often together - what is their joint term?

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  • reticulorumen
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What lines the reticulum?

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  • non-glandular mucosa lined by stratified squamous epithelium
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What lines the rumen?

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  • non-glandular mucosa
  • keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
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What in the rumen increases the surface area 7-fold?

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  • papilla present formations of the lamina propria and submucosa
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What layer is not present in the rumen?

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  • muscularis mucosa is absent
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Where are papillae not present in the rumen?

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  • not present over the centre of the roof or the free margins of the pillars
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Where does the omasum lie?

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  • lies within the intrathoracic part of the abdomen to the right of the reticulorumen
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How are short papillae formed in the omasum?

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  • internal parallel laminae - thick muscular sheets covered with non- glandular mucosa forms papillae
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Where does the muscularis mucosa extend into in the omasum?

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  • extends into the laminae
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What is the abomasum?

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  • the true stomach with glandular mucosa containing gastric glands and pyloric glands
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What covers the abomasum?

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  • simple columnar epithelium
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What increases the mucosal surface area if the abomasum?

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  • mucosal surface area increased by large folds which do not disappear when the stomach distends
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The muscularis externa (found in the abomasum) is comprised of what?

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  • inner circular layers
  • outer longitudinal layers of smooth muscle
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In calves what prevents milk from entering the rumen (which isn’t fully developed)?

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  • oesophageal groove = muscular folds of the reticulorumen
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What are new-born calves described as?

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  • pre-ruminants
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What is the transition phase in calves?

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  • from pre-ruminant to ruminant
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During the ruminant phase was is the sole source of feed?
- dry feed
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The rumen accounts for how much of all stomach compartments?
- 70%
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What muscles make up the abdominal wall?
- cutaneous trunci - external abdominal oblique - internal abdominal oblique - transversus abdominus & rectus abdominus
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What is the origin of the external abdominal oblique?
* costal part - outer surface of the last eight ribs * lumbar part - last rib and thoracolumbar fascia
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Where does the external abdominal oblique insert?
- via aponeurosis onto the Linea alba and pre-pubic tendon
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How do the fibres run in the external abdominal oblique?
- caudoventrally
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What is the origin of the internal abdominal oblique?
- tuber coxae and the pelvic tendon of the EAO and transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae
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Where does the IAO insert?
- via the aponeurosis onto the Linea alba and last rib forming the external lamina of rectus sheath
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How do IAO fibres run?
- cranioventrally
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How is the caudal border of the paralumbar fossa formed?
- attachments from the tuber coxae from a distinct ridge
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What is the origin of the transverse abdominus?
- tips of the transverse process of the lumbar vertebrae and last rib
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Where does the TA insert?
- via aponeurosis dorsal to the rectus abdominis onto linea alba, forming the internal lamina of the rectus sheath
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How do TA fibres run?
- dorsoventrally
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What is the origin of the rectus abdominus?
- xiphoid process and ventral aspect of the last 10 ribs
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Where does the RA insert?
- cranioventral pubic brim
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How do RA fibres run?
- caudoventrally
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What gives the RA an interrupted appearance?
- transverse tendinous intersections
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What nerves innervate the abdominal wall from T12?
- costoabdominal nerve - iliohypergastric nerve - ilioinginal nerve - gentiofemoral nerve
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What nerve innervates the abdominal wall from the L5 vertebrae?
- ventral perineal nerve
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What does the top of the complex stomach touch?
- the diaphragm
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What does the base of the complex stomach touch?
- the abdominal wall
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What is the left side and the right side of the complex stomach called?
* left = parietal surface * right = visceral surface
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During ruminant development what nutrient is required?
- volatile fatty acids
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When do rumen contractions begin?
- 3 weeks of age
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Why is it important to know where nerves are?
- to block nerves - for muscle suturing
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Where can you find the lumbar fosser?
- at the end of the transverse processes of the lumber vertebra
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Where is the liver located in the thoracic abdomen?
- immediately behind the diaphragm
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What does development of the rumen do to the liver?
- pushes the liver entirely to the right half of the abdomen
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What does the ruminant liver not have?
- no fissures
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What does the ruminant liver consist of?
- left and right hepatic lobes - quadrate lobe and caudate lobe
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What does the ruminant pancreas have?
- 2 limbs
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What is the pancreas closely associated with?
- with the liver and descending duodenum
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What duct is present in small ruminants?
- pancreatic duct
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What duct in present in the ox?
- accessory duct
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The large rumen occupies the left side of the abdomen - therefore what happens to the intestines?
- they are pushed to the right side of the abdomen
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What is the position of the jejunal coil dependant on?
- of the fullness of the rumen and size of the uterus
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What side of the abdomen is the cecum located on?
- the right side
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What is not present in the large intestine?
- no taenia nor haustra = big thick bands of longitudinal muscle that pulls intestine together
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Which direction does the blind end of the large intestine point?
- points caudally
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What is the longest part of the intestines and what characteristic does it have?
- ascending colon = longest - has a characteristic spiral arrangement
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What is the ox's intestinal arrangement?
- 2 centripetal turns reversed in central flexure and succeeded by 2 centrifugal turns
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What is a sheep intestinal arrangement?
- 3 centripetal turns and 3 centrifugal turns
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What is a goats intestinal arrangement?
- 4 centripetal turns and 4 centrifugal turns
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How does the short transverse colon continue as the descending colon?
- it crosses the midline cranial to the root of the mesentery to continue as the descending colon
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How is the rectum formed?
- descending colon upon entering the pelvis becomes the rectum
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In a rectal examination where would you find the rumen and left kidney?
- left abdomen = rumen - right abdomen = left kidney - just right of midline
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During a rectal exam what would you find in the caudal abdomen?
- ovaries and uterus - bladder - aorta - pelvis
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What layers would you find in the complex stomach?
- gas - fibre mat = moderate fermentation - intermediate zone = intense fermentation - liquid zone = moderate fermentation
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What are the 3 types of rumen contractions?
- primary contractions (mixing contractions) - contractions related to rumination - secondary contractions (contractions related to eructation)
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How do mixing contractions move?
- start in the reticulum and move caudally along the rumen as a peristaltic wave
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How do reticular muscles contract?
- contract twice in 5-10 secs with brief pause
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what do mixing contractions do?
- forces coarse fibrous material from top of reticulum to central and dorsal rumen - completely empties the reticulum of finely-dispersed well-fermented content from lower portion
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How do rumen contractions move?
- starts in cranial sac and passes dorsally and caudally in dorsal rumen sac moving ingest into the caudodorsal blind sac
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What does contraction of the caudodorsal sac do?
- forces content cranially - similar occurs in the ventral rumen sac
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What is rumination?
- transportation of swallowed ingesta back into oral cavity for additional chewing
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How does rumination occur?
1. Extra reticular contraction preceding the biphasic contraction 2. Hydrostatic pressure difference between oesophagus and reticulum draws reticular content into oesophagus 3. Anti-peristaltic contractions in the oesophagus propels bolus into oral cavity 4. Fluid fraction re-swallowed whilst rest of bolus masticated before being re-swallowed 5.Increased saliva secretion increases fluid and ions delivered to reticulorumen
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In the course of 24 hours how much gas can a high yielding cow produce from fermentation?
- 250-500L gas
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What are secondary contractions?
- rumen contractions associated with eructation
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How many primary contractions are between each secondary contraction?
* 2-3
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How does eructation happen?
1. Contraction start in the caudal blind sacs and move cranially along the dorsal sac 2. Gas cap pushed towards oesophageal opening 3. Negative intra-thoracic pressure draws gas into oesophagus when sphincter opens 4. Gas passes to mouth via anti-peristaltic waves
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How do we assess forestomach activity?
- number and strength of contractions of the dorsal sac of the rumen over 5 minutes
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During assessment of forestomach activity you can auscultate/fell over the paralumbar fossa. How many contractions should you expect to feel at rest and during feeding?
* at rest = 1 contraction/min * during feeding = 2-3/min
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How are contractions regulated/
- Long reflexes mediated via the vagus nerve - Short reflexes mediated via ENS
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Why is is good to assess ruminal contractions?
- Strength and frequency of ruminal contractions good indicator of a ruminants well- being
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What can go wrong in ruminants?
- LDA - RDA - Abdominal volvulus - twist of abomasum - Ruminal tympani – bloat - Hardware disease – traumatic reticulopericarditis

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