a - Rumen GI Stomach and Omenta Flashcards
Bovine abdomen muscles layers:
-cutaneous trunci
-external abdominal oblique
-internal abdominal oblique (cranial-ventral direction)
-transverse abdominis
-rectus abdominis
*meet at the linea alba
Paralumbar fossa:
-last rib (*ribs don’t go all the way to the ileum)
-transverse processes
-hip bone
*can externally palpate and auscultate the rumen
Paravertebral anesthesia:
-dermatomes (peritoneum zones)
>innervate the skin and overlay the muscle we need to anesitized
*target T13 and L1, L2
*both dorsal and ventral branches
>dorsal goes overtop of TP (need to go through epaxial muscles)
>ventral goes underneath TP (must go through ligament)
What is the capacity of an adult cattle stomach?
-60-200L
Fore-stomach compartments:
-reticulum
-rumen
-omasum
-abomasum
*all lined by non-glandular mucosa with stratified squamous epithelium
Rumen:
-largest (80%)
-fermentation gut
-papilla to increase SA
>absorption of volatile FAs
What is the lining of the rumen?
-stratified epithelium folded into ruminal papillae
>largest most dense within the blind sacs
>least developed on roof and pillars
Rumen compartments:
-dorsal sac
-ruminal atrium
-ventral sac
-ruminal recess
-caudodorsal blind sac
-caudoventral blind sac
What are the limits/location of the rumen?
-7th intercostal space (cardia) to pelvic inlet
How/where can you palpate the rumen?
-L. paralumbar fossa
-transrectally
What are the openings of the rumen?
-cardia: junction of rumen and reticulum
-rumino-reticular opening
*empties into both
Reticulum:
-5%
-helps with fermentation
*honeycomb mucosa
-reticular grove
Reticular groove:
-cardia to reticulo-omasal orifice
-formed by cranial (L) and caudal (R) lips
-closed by reflex stimulus
-allows milk to bypass rumen in neonates
>suckling causes it to close and milk ‘shunts’ from esophagus into omasum tp abomasum=similar to monogastric
Reticulum musculature:
-outer longitudinal
-inner circle smooth muscle (‘tripe’)
What is the location of the reticulum?
-6th to 8th rib towards L. side
-cardia dorsally
-xiphoid process ventrally
Reticulum structure:
-honey-comb folds with small papillae
>most prominent on ventral aspect
-smooth muscle (‘tripe’)
Reticulum hardware disease:
-heavy=drops into reticulum
-lots of contractions and movements
>sharp and can puncture through
»puncture many different things
*add magnets
Omasum:
-8%
-‘basketball’
-reabsorption of water
-omasal laminae: crescent shaped leaves (‘pages of the butcher’s bible)
-firm
What is the location of the omasum?
-8th to 11th rib to R of mid-line
-may project onto abdominal floor below costal arch