Terms Lab 17 Flashcards
Where is the pancreas located? (318)
Just caudal to the stomach
What are the main parts of the pancreas? (318)
Body and R&L lobes
Where is the left lobe of the pancreas located? (318)
Lies between the stomach and the transverse colon
Where is the body of the pancreas located? (318)
On the caudal side of the pylorus
Where is the right lobe of the pancreas located? (318)
Medial to the descending duodenum
What are the major and minor duodenal papillae? (303)
Orifices of the pancreatic duct inside the descending duodenum
Where is the major duodenal papillae located? (303)
Inside the decenting duodenum; most cranial papillae
Where is the minor duodenal papillae located? (303)
A few centimeters caudal to the major papillae in the descending duodenum
Where are the R&L adrenal glands located? (318, 320)
Located at the cranial aspect of each kidney
Where are the R&L kidneys located? (319)
Deep to peritoneum; right kidney slightly more cranial
What is the hilus? (320)
Where the renal vessels and nerves enter the kidney
What is the renal cortex? (320)
The outer layer of the kidney in cross section
What is the renal medulla (320)?
The inner mass of the kidney in cross section
Where is the ureter located? (319)
Travels from the hilus of the kidney to the bladder
What is the renal pelvis (320)
Term for the ureter after it enters the kidney
Where is the ovary located? (396, 319)
Near the caudal end of the kidneys
What is the proper ligament of the ovary? (397-98)
Very small fibrous ligament which holds the ovary to the cranial uterine horn
What is the uterine tube? (397-98)
Small thin continuation of the uterine horn; curves around the ovary
What is the infundibulum? (397-98)
Structure located at the end of the thin uterine tube; engulfs the oocyte as it is ovulated
Where is the broad ligament of the uterus? (315, 396)
Peritoneal fold on each side of the uterus that attaches to the sublumbar region
What is the mesometrium? (no photo)
Part of the broad ligament which attaches to most of the uterus; largest portion
What is the mesovarium? (397)
Part of the broad ligament which attaches to the ovaries
What is the mesosalpinx? (397)
Part of the broad ligament which surrounds the ovary; attached to tiny uterine tube
What is the suspensory ligament of the ovary? (396)
Ligament which binds the ovary to the transversalis fascia near the last rib
