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Sistema digestivo- Anatomía Veterinaria II 👩🏻‍⚕️✨

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Key takeaways

Educational

Main ideas / lessons (digestive system anatomy in veterinary species)

  • The digestive system is responsible for:
    • Receiving food
    • Breaking it down / digesting it
    • Absorbing nutrients
    • Eliminating substances the body can’t use
  • It is a long tract beginning at the mouth and ending at the anus.
  • Key anatomical variations occur between species (e.g., dog, cat/carnivores, horse, cattle/ruminants, pig), and these differences are clinically important for diagnosis and surgery.

Step-by-step anatomical walkthrough (as presented)

1) Mouth: salivary glands and oral structures

Function of saliva

Salivary glands secrete saliva to:

  • Help form the bolus (compact food)
  • Begin digestion (sometimes via enzymes in saliva)

Types of salivary glands

  • Major glands: larger; produce more saliva
  • Minor glands: smaller; produce less saliva (Their arrangement/size differs among species.)

Major salivary glands (diagram-based positioning for dog)

  • Parotid region (“carotid” described)
    • Largest; located anterior to auricular cartilage and rostral to masseter muscle
    • V-shaped
    • Saliva drains via the parao(b)ular (parobular) duct
    • Opens into the mouth at the level of the 4th premolar
  • Mandibular gland
    • Located at the caudal angle of the mandible
    • Ovoid shape
    • Drains through the lingual gland (frenulum region) into the floor of the oral cavity
  • Sublingual gland
    • Attached to the mandible
    • Drains through the lingual gland with the tongue
  • Zygomatic gland
    • Present only in carnivores
    • Located on the zygomatic arch (in dogs)

Minor folds / minor-associated structures

  • Mentioned: paralatin, labial, buccal folds (Presented as part of oral region organization.)

Lips

  • Muscular-membranous organs covered internally by mucous membrane
  • Joined laterally by commissures
  • In many species, contain papillae (example: conical papillae to help prevent food escaping)
  • Mobility varies by diet:
    • Horses: extremely mobile lips (e.g., “flame sign” lifting of the upper lip)
    • Pigs: lips described as practically not mobile
    • Carnivores: described as highly mobile (relative comparison provided)

2) Oral cavity of horses: divisions, tongue, teeth

Oral cavity subdivisions (horse)

  • Oral cavity proper
  • Vestibule of lips and teeth

Tongue

  • Musculomembranous organ, mostly smooth muscle
  • Parts: base, body, apex
  • Performs: pressure, manipulation, speech
  • Supported by lingual cartilage
  • Species differences mentioned:
    • Lingual process: large in cattle, small in horses
    • Horses: cartilage on the back of the tongue

Teeth types

  • Deciduous (primary) teeth
    • Fall out later to allow permanent teeth
    • Timing varies by species (months to ~1 year mentioned)
    • Usually fewer than permanent teeth

Tooth structure (core components)

  • Crown (protruding part)
  • Root (embedded portion)
  • Enamel (white part)
  • Pulp chamber → leads into pulp cavity
  • Cementum
  • Teeth are inserted into alveoli (articulation referenced as covered previously)

Dentition differences

  • Some species have long dentition (cattle, horses); others shorter (carnivores)
  • Dental formulas
    • Shown as representing only half of the teeth
    • Total count: multiply by 2

Examples of counts / special traits

  • Horse
    • ~40–42 permanent teeth
    • 24 deciduous
    • Wolf tooth: a small additional tooth found only in males after eruption
  • Cattle
    • Deciduous: formula mentioned (appears as “2010” in subtitles—used to indicate fewer)
    • Permanent: 32
    • No upper incisors; instead a palatine arch and related structures
    • No canines
  • Swine (context suggests pig)
    • 28 deciduous, 44 permanent
  • Dog
    • 28 deciduous, 40 permanent
  • Variation noted as influenced by genetic selection and diet (example: English breeds with reduced teeth)

Palate

  • Hard palate
    • Includes palatine bone of the maxilla
    • Contains: palatine papilla (connection role to vomeronasal organ), parapalataline ridges/villi, palatine raphe
  • Soft palate
    • Formed by palatine bone continuing with the pharynx

3) Esophagus

Basic structure

  • Tubular organ with muscular/mucosal layered organization (layers described)
  • Three portions:
    • Cervical
    • Thoracic
    • Abdominal
  • Course pattern (relative to trachea/median plane):
    • Dorsal to trachea
    • Inclines to left of median plane
    • Becomes dorsal again
  • Passes through thorax via diaphragm through esophageal hiatus
  • Accompanied by vagus nerve

4) Stomach: non-ruminants vs ruminants

A) Non-ruminant stomach (dog/carnivores, equines, pigs) — general organization

Position
  • Generally left of the median plane
Support ligaments
  • Gastrosplenic ligament (greater splenic ligament)
    • On greater curvature; connects mainly to the spleen
  • Gastrohepatic ligament
    • On lesser curvature; connects to the liver
  • Ligaments described as largely fatty/vascularized structures
Main regions
  1. Cardia
    • Between esophagus and stomach
    • Includes a closure area so contents don’t reflux
  2. Fundus
  3. Body
  4. Antrum
  5. Pylorus
    • Connects stomach to small intestine
Function
  • Secretes substances/enzymes, including hydrochloric acid
  • Includes:
    • Glandular secretion regions
    • Non-glandular regions (explicitly mentioned)
Species differences
  • Pig: gastric diverticulum at the level of the heart
  • Horse: folded margin divides glandular vs non-glandular zones; non-glandular called blind sac

B) Ruminants (cows etc.)

Clarification
  • Not multiple stomachs—one glandular stomach, but multiple gastric compartments
  • Adapted for longer fermentation and absorption time needed for their diet
Compartments (four spaces)
  • Rumen
  • Reticulum

  • Omasum (referred to in subtitles as something like “arbor”; described as omasum with leaf-like mucosa)

  • Abomasum (“true stomach”, granular stomach; connected to small intestine)

Rumen (largest compartment)
  • Receives food first after swallowing
  • Covers most of the left side, displacing other left-side organs to the right
  • Only organ not displaced: spleen
  • Rumen grooves:
    • Horizontal groove: described as relating to ligament relationships
    • Coronary groove: gives rise to dorsal/ventral sac compartments
Reticulum
  • Slightly smaller than rumen; cranial to rumen
  • Intrathoracic (protected by ribs)
  • Grid-like mucosa
Omasum
  • Completely on right side of median plane
  • Ovoid shape
  • Retains water and transmits dry matter onward
  • Leaf-like mucosa
Abomasum
  • “True stomach” concept (granular stomach)
  • Connects to small intestine
  • Ligament relationships clarified (only gastrohepatic emerges from this structure)

5) Small intestine

General structure

  • Tubular organ with:
    • similar layered organization
    • peristalsis to move contents
  • Covered with villi to increase absorption surface area
  • Divisions:
    • Duodenum
    • Jejunum (longest)
    • Ileum (terminal, short; connects to large intestine)
  • Supported by mesentery
    • Origin from lumbar vertebrae I to IV
    • Vascularized

Duodenum details

  • In descending portion: pancreas described as small but important for digestion/absorption
  • Papillae:
    • Larger papilla secretes pancreatic juices
    • Smaller papilla associated with bile (from gallbladder)
  • Mentioned: junctional glands and lymphatic system

Jejunum

  • Longest part
  • Supported by mesentery
  • Includes lymphatic capillaries and regional lymph nodes (identified conceptually)

Ileum

  • Terminal segment connecting to large intestine
  • Subtitle notes liver location and supply via cranial mesenteric arteries

6) Large intestine and species differences

General features

  • Irrigated by caudal mesenteric arteries
  • Three portions:
    • Cecum
    • Colon
    • Rectum
  • Valves:
    • Cecal valve: small intestine → cecum
    • Cecal-conical valve: cecum → colon

Fermentation chamber concept

  • Pre-gastric fermenters: ruminants (large rumen)
  • Post-gastric fermenters: horse, pig
  • Dog: small/less efficient fermentation chamber
    • Cecum about ~5 cm mentioned

Horse colon

  • Divided into ascending, transverse, descending (with “major” vs “minor” naming described)
  • Double horseshoe shape
  • Four parts, three flexures, then dorsal naming sequence:
    • Right ventral colon
    • First flexure
    • Ventral colon
    • Pelvic flexure
    • Then includes left dorsal colon and diaphragmatic flexure
    • Final dorsal colon mention

Pig colon / cecum details

  • Cecum
    • Left of median plane
    • 30–40 cm
    • Bands: taeniae coli and another band type (australis)
  • Colon
    • Helical shape
    • Ascending portion split into:
      • centripetal loops (toward center)
      • centrifugal loops (outward toward transverse colon)
    • Teniae coli present in centripetal loops
    • Centrifugal loops described as not found in bovine (comparison stated)

Cattle colon

  • Colon described as disk-shaped
  • No teniae coli or australis
  • Ascending portion still described with centripetal/centrifugal loops

7) Liver (species morphology) + clinical relevance

General structure

  • Described as thoracic (intrathoracic) and connected to diaphragm region
  • Surfaces:
    • Parietal surface: contacts diaphragm
    • Visceral surface: contacts stomach
  • Ligaments:
    • falciform
    • coronary
    • left and right triangular
    • hepatorenal

Liver lobe patterns

  • Equine
    • Lobes: left lateral, left median, quadrate, right, caudate
    • No gallbladder as such (bile via ducts)
  • Ruminant
    • Located right of median plane
    • Lobes: left, quadrate, right, caval
    • Gallbladder between quadrate and right lobes; pendulous
  • Carnivore
    • Liver on both sides of median plane
    • 7 lobes (including left lateral/medial, quadrate, right medial; then right lateral, caudal, plus caudal-derived “process of pillar”)
    • Gallbladder not pendulous
  • Pig
    • 6 lobes
    • On both sides of median plane
    • Includes left lateral/medial, quadrate, right medial, right lateral, caudate
    • Gallbladder described as not pendulous/anterior as in ruminant

Clinical applications emphasized

  • Knowing anatomy helps diagnose/treat problems early:
    • Salivary glands
      • Mucus lesion / fracture of salivary glands
      • Inflammation lump
      • Abscesses common (mandibular/sublingual areas; near carnassial tooth), often needing drainage
    • Dental prophylaxis
      • Large tartar plaques
      • Risk of damaging teeth if anatomy not known
    • Esophagus
      • Megaesophagus diagnosis requires correct anatomical localization
    • Stomach
      • Foreign body in dogs (e.g., ball) → possible gastrostomy
      • Gastric torsion in large dogs → twisting and gas distension; emergency needing surgery; ligaments help untangle
    • Cows
      • Non-selective eating: nail can reach reticulum
      • Proximity to pericardium → traumatic reticulopericarditis
    • Foreign body progression
      • Still in stomach → gastrostomy
      • Passed into small intestine → exploratory laparotomy
    • Diarrhea localization
      • Origin in large vs small intestine matters
    • Large intestine
      • Megacolon from infection or fecal impaction; mentioned especially in horses
      • Colic often at the pelvic flexure
    • Liver ultrasound
      • Gallbladder importance and bile volume estimate:
        • roughly 1 mL bile/kg
      • Masses can appear with fatty liver

Speakers / sources featured

  • No named individual is provided.
  • The content is presented by an unnamed narrator/lecturer (appears to be a veterinary anatomy instructor).

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