Ruminant Stomach Flashcards
Ruminant
Even-toed hooved animals
Four compartments in ruminant stomach
Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum
Rumen
Occupies almost all of left abdominal cavity
Parietal surface= left side
Visceral surface= right side
Reticulum
Located primarily on left side
Most cranial
Omasum
Located on right cranial side caudal to reticulum
Abomasum
Located on right ventral floor of abdominal cavity
Grooves
External lines dividing the rumen into compartments
Pillars
Internal folds that divide the rumen into sacs
Ruminoreticular orifice
Hole through which the cranial sac of the rumen communicates with the reticulum
Rumenoreticular fold
Completely surrounds rumenoreticular orifice
Cardia
Fold around entrance of esophagus into reticulum
Ruminal papillae
Small conical projections in lumen; flat or absent around free edge where there is mostly air or fluid
Reticulo-omasal orifice
Hole through which the reticulum communicates with the omasum
Reticular groove
Extends from cardia to the reticulo-omasal orifice on right cranial wall of reticulum; contracts to form a tube for the bypass of the rumen
Omasal groove
Continuation of reticular groove into the omasum