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Digestive - Ruminant Stomach
Digestive - Ruminant Stomach
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Veterinary Medicine
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11/30/2016

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Term
What is the dental pad?
Definition
thickened rostral region of the hard palate
Term
Defining features of the dental pad
Definition
-very keratinized SSE
-thick tunica muscularis (buccal muscles)
-very dense irregular CT
Term
Forestomach components
Definition
rumen
reticulum
omasum
Term
True stomach
Definition
abomasum
Term
What happens in the rumen?
Definition
microbial & mechanical digestion until particles are small enough to pass to reticulum
Term
True or False

The rumen is very glandular
Definition
false - no glands
Term
How does the rumen differ from other stomachs?
Definition
-no glands
-no muscularis mucosa
Term
What happens in the reticulum?
Definition
mechanical & chemical digestion
-particles separated based on size, larger ones go back to rumen for further digestion, smaller ones continue to the omasum
Term
Which region of the cow's stomach is honeycomb-like?
Definition
reticulum
Term
True or False

The muscularis mucosa of the rumen is extensive
Definition
False

Only at the top of the primary folds
Term
Characteristics of the reticulum
Definition
primary and secondary folds form the 'honeycomb' structure

K-SSE

muscularis mucosa only at the top of the primary fold
Term
Characteristics of the omasum
Definition
-long lamellae creating lots of 'pages' or recesses
-muscularis mucosa is present
-tunica muscularis extends within the core of the laminae
Term
What region of the ruminant stomach is glandular?
Definition
abomasum
Term
What cells are found in the gastric pits & glands of the abomasum? What do they do?
Definition
Mucous cells (secrete mucous)
Parietal cells (secrete HCl)
Chief cells (produce digestive enzymes)
Term
What do parietal cells look like?
Definition
pink fried eggs!
Term
[image]
Definition
omasum
Term
[image]
Definition
1. epitheium
2. LP
3. Musc mucosa
4. Tunica muscularis
Term
[image]
Definition
rumen with rumenal papilla
Term
[image]
Definition
reticulum
primary fold, muscularis mucosa
secondary fold
Term
What layer extends into the lamellae of th omasum?
Definition
tunica muscularis
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