Horse GIT

Question 1

What protects the stomach

Answer 1

The ribs

Fully enclosed even when full

Question 2

What is the name of the space between the greater and lesser omentum

Answer 2

Epiploic foramen

Question 3

Where does the most of the stomach sit

Answer 3

Left to midline

Question 4

What part of the stomach sits right of midline

Answer 4

Pylorus

Question 5

What is significant about the cardia

Answer 5

Strong sphincter prevents spewing

Question 6

What is significant about the fundus

Answer 6

Not glandular

Saccular

Question 7

What is significant about the body

Answer 7

Part glandular

Question 8

What is the name of the structure that separates the glandular from the glandular side

Answer 8

Margo plicatus

Question 9

Where does the duodenum lie according to liver

Answer 9

Ventrally

Question 10

What is significant structure of the duodenum

Answer 10

Sigmoidal flexure

Question 11

What are the 2 sides of duodenum sigmoidal flexure

Answer 11

Major pancreatic and bile ducts

Minor pancreatic duct

Question 12

Where does the Jejunum sit

Answer 12

Variable position

Mainly left dorsal

Question 13

What is significant about the Jejunum

Answer 13

Longest part of SI

Longest papillae - absorption.

Question 14

What does the ileum open onto

Answer 14

Ventrally to the caecum

Question 15

What is significant about the opening to caecum

Answer 15

Raised papilla to stop microbe reflux into small intestine

Question 16

What is the name of the opening of ileum into the caecum

Answer 16

Ileocaecol orifice

Question 17

What parts of colon make up

Large colon

Small colon

Answer 17

Ascending and transverse

Descending

Question 18

What is the shape of the caecum

Answer 18

Comma shaped

Question 19

What is the name of caecum to colon junction

Answer 19

Caecocolic junction

Question 20

What is the name of the structure that creates saccular appearance of the caecum

Answer 20

Taenial bands

Question 21

What are taenial bands

Answer 21

Focus area of thickening of external longitudinal muscle and elastic fibre

Question 22

What are sacculations of colon called

Answer 22

Haustra

Question 23

What is the function of taenial bands

Answer 23

Control fermentation and regulates passage of ingesta

Question 24

How many folds are there in the large colon

Answer 24

3

Question 25

How many limbs are there of the large colon

Answer 25

4

Question 26

What are the 4 limbs of the large colon

Answer 26

Right ventral colon Left ventral colon Left dorsal colon Right dorsal colon RVC comes first

Question 27

What folds are with what limbs of large colon

Answer 27

RVC and LVC = ventral diaphragmatic flexure LVC and LDC = pelvic flexure LDC and RDC = dorsal diaphragmatic flexure

Question 28

Where is the small colon found

Answer 28

Left | Dorsal

Question 29

Rectum What happens to taenial bands What does it become

Answer 29

Lost Retroperitoneal

Question 30

What is the name of the muscle that anchors the anus

Answer 30

Rectococcygeus

Question 31

What is the attachment of caecum

Answer 31

Retropertonial Base is anchored to abdomen roof

Question 32

Large colon attachment

Answer 32

Mesocolon Limbs attached

Question 33

Small colon attachment

Answer 33

Loosely connected

Question 34

What is blood supply

Answer 34

Cranial mesenteric artery Caudal mesenteric artery Coeliac artery

Question 35

Nerve supply

Answer 35

Pass through mesenteric plexus Wide spread

Question 36

Venous drain

Answer 36

To portal vein Splenic vein Caudal and cranial mesenteric vein

Question 37

Liver Parietal Visceral

Answer 37

Diaphragm Stomach duodenum colon

Question 38

Where does liver lie

Answer 38

2/3rds right of midline

Question 39

How many lobes are there to the liver

Answer 39

4 Left Right Quadrate Caudate (top)

Question 40

Attachments of liver

Answer 40

Triangular ligaments = dorsal left and right Round ligaments = left and Quadrate loves

Question 41

Gall bladder

Answer 41

No

Question 42

What does have instead of gall bladder

Answer 42

Large duct

Question 43

Liver blood

Answer 43

Supply Portal vein Hepatic artery Hepatic vein - vena cava

Question 44

Pancreas sits where

Answer 44

Right side Close to abdominal roof Associated with duodenum

Question 45

Where does the Body sit Left sit Right sit

Answer 45

Duodenum flexure Towards kidney Descending duodenum

Question 46

Attachments of pancreas

Answer 46

Caecal base | RDC

Question 47

How does the stomach compare in size proportionally

Answer 47

Small