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What is excess ISF taken up by?
Lymphatics
Where is excess ISF taken up from?
Capillary beds
Arteriovenular function
Limit amount of blood flowing to non-essential systems in times of stress

SNS innervation
What three areas are portal systems located in?
- Hepatic
- Brain (hypophyseal)
- Renal (reptiles only?)
What does the blood flow through to get from the atrium to the ventricle?
Atrioventricular orifice

(NOT valve)
Primary function of hepatic portal system
Helps control level of toxins
3 characteristics of first heart sound
- Should only hear one
- Lower pitch
- Longer duration

"Lub"; systole
3 characteristics of second heart sound
- Should only hear one
- Higher pitch
- Shorter duration

"Dub"; diastole
What happens between the first and second heart sounds?
Isovolumetric contraction

Systole
What happens between the second and first heart sounds?
Isovolumetric relaxation

Diastole
Relation of heart to intercostal spaces
Between the 3rd and 6th intercostal spaces
What kind of tilt does the heart have?
Caudoventral
Where does the right ventricle face?
Cranially
Where does the left ventricle face?
Caudally
Where is the apex situated in the thoracic cavity?
Leans slightly to the left

Lies against the diaphragm
What causes the first heart sound?
Closure (and turbulence against) AV valves
What causes the second heart sound?
Closure (and turbulence against) of the aortic and pulmonary valves
What is a 'gallop' murmur associated with?
Ventricular enlargement
Which heart sound is associated with a 'gallop' murmur?
1st
When is a systolic murmur heard?
Between the lub and dub
When is a diastolic murmur heard?
Between the dub and lub
PMA for the pulmonary valve
Left side

Lower 3rd intercostal space
PMA for the aortic valve
Left side

Midpoint 4th intercostal space
PMA for the Left AV valve
Left side

Lower 5th intercostal space
PMA for the Right AV valve
Right side

Lower 3rd - 5th intercostal space
Indication of a diaphragmatic hernia
Cut into abdomen and hear air leaving.

Abdomen shouldn't be under negative pressure
How many organs are in the peritoneal cavity?
None

Just another potential space
Two types of connecting peritoneum
Mesentary

Ligament
What are three characteristics of the connecting mesentary?
- Has BV
- Has lymphatics
- Has nerves
What are three characteristics of the ligament connecting peritoneum?
- Doesn't have BV
- Doesn't have nerves
- Doesn't have lymphatics
What in the fetus becomes the falciform and median (ligament of the bladder) ligaments?
Ventral mesentery
What sex has accessory genital glands?
Male
What are three accessory genital glands?
- Bulbourethral gland
- Seminal vesicles
- Prostate gland
What accessory genital glands are found in the dog?
Only the prostate gland
Where is the superficial inguinal ring located?
Circular opening through the external abdominal oblique m.
Where is the deep inguinal ring located?
Space between internal abdominal oblique m. and inguinal ligament
What are the borders of the deep inguinal ring?
Cranially: internal abdominal oblique m.

Dorsally: inguinal ligament

Ventrally: rectus abdominis m.
4 structures that pass through the inguinal ring
- External pudendal a. & v.
- Genitofemoral n.
- Vaginal process (female; dog only!)
- Spermatic cord (male)
When do the gonads develop?
Week 3
When is the indifferent stage of gonadal development?
Weeks 3 - 4
What is the female primitive duct called?
Paramesonephric duct
What is the male primitive duct called?
Mesonephric duct
What does the paramesonephric duct turn into?
Uterine tube

Uterus
What does the mesonephric duct turn into?
Ductus deferens

Epididymis
Where do the indifferent gonads develop?
Caudal to the kidneys
Which sex has a gubernaculum?
Both

Males into adult hood

Females during fetal development
When does the gubernaculum develop?
During indifferent stage
Function of the gubernaculum
Guides testis into scrotum during descent

No contraction, just guiding
Which leaves the body cavity first, the gubernaculum or peritoneum?
Gubernaculum

Peritoneum grows around the gubernaculum to form the vaginal tunic
What forms the vaginal tunic?
Peritoneum that grew around the gubernaculum
What makes up the vaginal process?
Vaginal cavity + vaginal tunic
What does the vaginal cavity communicate with?
Parietal peritoneum
Mesoductus deferens
Mesentery of the ductus deferens
Two stages of testicular descent
- Descent to inguinal canal
- Passage through inguinal canal
When does descent to the inguinal canal happen?
During fetal development
What happens during the descent to the inguinal canal?
Nothing really.

The male body elongates cranially, gubernaculum holds the testis in place, and eventually they come into contact with the inguinal canal

The female body elongates cranially as well but with no gubernaculum, the ovaries follow the kidneys and shift cranially
When do the testis pass through the inguinal canal in dogs and cats?
During first week of life
When do the testis pass through the inguinal canal in horses?
At birth
When do the testis pass through the inguinal canal in ruminants?
Before birth
When do the testis enter the scrotum by in dogs and cats?
By 6 weeks old
What is the most common cause of cryptorchidism?
Failure to pass through the inguinal canal
Method for passage through inguinal canal
Gubernaculum swells large enough for testis to follow.
What causes the gubernaculum to swell?
Cellular proliferation within the gubernaculum and the EC matrix
Three factors helping testis to descend
- Increase of diameter of inguinal canal via gubernaculum swelling
- Decrease in resistance through inguinal canal via gubernaculum swelling
- Increase of intra-abdominal press
Gubernaculum remnants in the male
- Ligament of the tail of the epididymis
- Proper ligament of testis
Gubernaculum remnants in the female
- Suspensory ligament of ovary
- Proper ligament of ovary
- Round ligament of uterus
What connects the testis to epididymis?
Proper ligament of the testis
What connects the epididymis to the scrotal wall?
Ligament of tail of epididymis
What connects the ovary to the body wall?
Suspensory ligament of ovary
What connects the ovary to the uterine horn?
Proper ligament of ovary
What connects the the uterus to the end of the vaginal process?
Round ligament of uterus
What's found in the vaginal process of females?
- Fat
- Round ligament of uterus
What's found in the vaginal process of males?
- Mesorchium
- Mesoductus deferens
- Pampiniform plexus
- Ductus defrens
What's used to differentiate ileum from jejunum?
Anti-mesenteric iliac artery
Three sections of intestine and distinguishing characteristics
Duodenum: First section; short mesentery

Jejunum: Middle section; long mesentery

Ileum: anti-mesenteric artery
4 regions of stomach
- Cardiac
- Fundus
- Body
- Pyloric part
Principle symptom of GDV
Bloat

Caused by stomach wrapping itself around axis
Which portion of stomach is located in left cranial abdominal quadrant?
- Cardiac
- Fundus
- Body
Which portion of stomach is located in right cranial abdominal quadrant?
- Body
- Pyloric part
Movement of food through the stomach
Food enters the fundus first, where it expands the stomach until it hits the body wall at which point it's moved into the body
What drains the left lobe of the pancreas?
Pancreatic duct
What drains the right lobe of the pancreas?
Accessory pancreatic duct
Which pancreatic duct is smaller?
In dogs: the pancreatic duct (not accessory)
What opens onto the major duodenal papilla?
Pancreatic duct

Bile duct
What opens onto the minor duodenal papilla?
Accessory Pancreatic duct
Which type of cryptorchidism is still viable?
Unilateral
What health threats does cryptorchidism present?
Increased chance of testicular cancer
Cryptorchids produce testosterone normally
Cryptorchids produce testosterone normally
Pathway of spermatazoa
Seminiferous tubules --> rete testis --> efferent ducts --> duct of the epididymis --> ductus deferens --> urethra
Function of rete testis
Collects seminiferous tubules
Function of epididymis
- Transportation of sperm cells
- Maturation of sperm cells
- Storage of sperm cells
How long does a sperm traverse the epididymis?
6 - 14 days
Function of ductus deferens
Carries sperm from epididymis to urethra
Function of urethra
Terminal portion of male reproductive tract
Definition of pampiniform plexus
High coiling of the VEIN around the artery.

Artery is technically not part of the pampiniform plexus
What pulls the testis closer to the body wall?
Cremaster muscle
Muscle type of the cremaster muscle
Skeletal
What pushes testis closer to the body wall?
tunica dartos
Where does the tunica dartos lie?
Within the scrotum at the ventral end
Where does the cremaster m. lie?
Outside the vaginal process
Muscle type of the tunica dartos m.
Smooth
Five indications for castration
- Elective sterilization
- Behavior modification
- Testicular/epididymis disease
- Adjunct treatment for other diseases
- Removal of retained testis
What is the preferred method of castration?
Open
Main drawback to open castration
Contamination can lead directly into the peritoneal cavity
Where is the penis anchored to?
Ischiatic tuberosities
Main function of the penis
Provide a rigid housing around urethra so it can go into the female repro tract
Which erectile tissue surrounds the urethra?
Corpus spongiosum
Function of corpus spongiosum
Keeps urethra open during erection
Where does the corpus spongiosum begin?
Soon as the urethra leaves the ischiatic arch
Function of the bulb of the penis
Reservoir of blood during the erectile process
What is the bulb of the penis part of?
Corpus spongiosum
What does the corpus cavernosum attach to?
Ischiatic tuberosity
Crus of the penis
Corpus cavernosum from the ischiatic tuberosity down to where the two crus meet
Where does the corpus cavernosum lie on the penis?
Dorsal to urethra (and corpus spongiosum)
Special structure of corpus cavernosum
Thick outer wall
What separates the two halves of corpus cavernosum?
Tunica albuginea
Main function of Corpus cavernosum
Rigidity of penis
Function of tunica albuginea
Helps manage pressure
Os penis
Ossified distal portion of corpus cavernosum
Clinical significance of Os penis
Can cause urinary tract obstructions when stones are present
Two portions of the glans penis
Bulbous glandis

Pars longa glandis
Which part of the penis becomes the largest part in terms of diameter?
Bulbous glandis
Where does the bulbous glandis grow the largest?
Inside the female
Which part of the glans penis acts as a plug?
Pars longa glandis
Three functions of the glans penis
** Cushions penis during copulation
- Sensation
- Keeps penis in place during copulation
What's found in the root of the penis?
- Left and right crus
- Bulb of the penis
- Associated muscle
What's found in the body of the penis?
Corpus cavernosum

Corpus spongiosum
What supplies the corpus spongiosum?
Artery of bulb of the penis
What supplies the corpus cavernosum?
Deep artery of the penis
What supplies the pars longa glandis?
Dorsal artery of the penis
What artery is most clinically significant in terms of the penis?
Dorsal artery of the penis
Functions of the muscles of the penis
Compress erectile tissue
Function of ischiocavernosus mm.
Pushes crura against the ischiatic tuberosity

Increases pressure in the penis and maintains rigidity
Type of muscle that makes up the ischiocavernosus mm.
Skeletal
What does the ischiocavernosus mm cover?
Caudal aspect of crura
What does the bulbospongiosus m. cover?
Bulb of the penis
What type of muscle makes up the bulbospongiosus m.?
Skeletal
2 functions of the bulbospongiosus m.
Compresses bulb

Contracts reflexively after ejaculation and urination to clear the urethra
What type of muscle makes up the retractor penis m.?
Smooth
Where does the retractor penis m. attach?
Caudal vertebra

Caudal aspect of glans penis
Which 3 features associated with the penis are paired?
Retractor penis m.

Ischiocavernosus mm.

Corpus cavernosum
What does the retractor penis m. do during erection?
Has to relax to allow for erection
Function of prepuce
Houses and protects glans penis in its non-erect state
Which part of the prepuce has hair?
External lamina prepuce
Which part of the prepuce has no hair?
Internal lamina prepuce
Where do the two lamina layers meet in the prepuce?
Preputial fornix
Location of ovary
Caudal to kidneys

Cranial to uterine horn
Motile cilia on edge of infundibulum that help catch eggs
Fimbria
What is the cup at the end of the ovary called?
Infundibulum
What kind of muscle comprises the cervix?
Smooth
What's found in the vestibule?
Clitoral fossa
What do you have to keep in mind when passing a urethra in a bitch?
Pass it cranioventrally, lest you hit the clitoral fossa instead, in which that bitch be none too happy
Function of cervix
Separates sterile uterus from contaminated vagina

Exception is during estrus and parturition
What are the most clinically significant arteries in regards to the female?
Uterine aa.
Where does the right ovarian vein dump?
Inferior vena cava
Where does the left ovarian vein dump?
Left renal v.
What do the ovarian aa. travel in?
Mesovarium
What do the uterine aa. travel in?
Mesometrium
Segments of the female mesentery
Mesovarium
Mesometrium
Mesosalpinx
What does the uterine aa. anastomose with?
Ovarian aa.

Called the Uterine Branch of the Ovarian a.
What is the term for the entire mesentery of the female?
Broad ligament
What is the mesovarium?
Suspensory ligament of the ovary

(gubernaculum remnant)
Where does the mesometrium begin?
Connection to the uterine horn
What is the mesosalpinx?
Wall of the ovarian bursa
What is the ovarian bursa?
Forms around the ovary

Potential space
Voluntary muscle that holds urine in the bladder
Urethral m.
What innervates the cremaster muscle?
Genitofemoral n.
What three things are located in the spermatic cord?
- Ductus deferens
- Testicular a.
- Testicular v.
What connects the epididimis to the testis?
Proper ligament of the testis
What connects the epididimis to the vaginal tunic?
Ligament of the tail of the epididimis
Where is the round ligament of the uterus located?
In female vaginal process
3 borders of the inguinal canal
- Aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique m.
- Internal abdominal oblique m.
- Rectus abdominis m.
What 2 things did the median ligament of the bladder contain in the fetus?
- Urachus a.
- Umbilical a.
What do the triangular ligaments connect?
Diaphragm to (left or right) lateral lobe of the liver
Coronary ligament
Peritoneum between liver and diaphragm
What is the hole at the bottom of the omentum called?
Epiploic foramen
What connects the duodenum to the colon?
Duodenocolic fold
What makes up the broad ligament?
- Mesovarium
- Mesometrium
- Mesosalpinx
What does the mesosalpinx connect to?
Uterine horn
What is the remnant of the gubernaculum in the female?
Round ligament of the uterus
What attaches the ovary to the uterine horn from the body wall?
Proper ligament of the ovary
What attaches the ovary to the last rib?
Suspensory ligament of the ovary
Where is the gallbladder located?
Between the quadrate and right medial lobes of the liver
Which part of the pylorus has a thin wall?
Pyloric antrum
What dumps onto the major duodenal papilla?
- Bile duct
- Pancreatic duct
What dumps onto the minor duodenal papilla?
Accessory pancreatic duct
What does the dorsal vagal trunk innervate?
Visceral surface of stomach
What does the dorsal vagal trunk eventually form?
Celiac branch
What three things does the ventral vagal trunk innervate?
- Liver
- Parietal surface of the stomach
- Pylorus
What does the major splanchnic nerve innervate?
Adrenal gland

- Helps form the celiacomesenteric ganglia and plexus as well
What does the minor splanchnic nerve innervate?
Adrenal gland
What does the lumbar splanchnic nerve contribute to?
Celiacomesenteric and caudal mesenteric ganglia and plexus
What forms the caudal mesenteric ganglia?
Lumbar splanchnic nn.
What 3 things are located in the mesorchium?
- Testicular a.
- Testicular v.
- Testicular n.
What runs the length of the ileum?
Antimesenteric ileal a.
What gives off the jejunal and ileal aa.?
Cranial mesenteric a.
What are the two branches of the common trunk?
AKA phrenicoabdominal a.

- Caudal phrenic a.
- Cranial abdominal a.
What does the cranial abdominal a. supply? (2)
- Transversus abdominus m.
- Internal abdominal oblique m.
What supplies the diaphragm? (2)
- Caudal phrenic a.
- Musculophrenic a.
What's special about the renal aa.?
Right originates cranial to the left
What does the gastroduodenal v. drain? (4)
- Duodenum
- Stomach
- Pancreas
- Greater omentum
What does the splenic v. drain? (4)
- Spleen
- Stomach
- Pancreas
- Greater omentum
What are the only two ligaments that contain arteries?
- Broad ligament
- Gastrosplenic ligament
What's the female erectile tissue called?
Glans clitoridis
What's the urogenital orifice formed by the labia?
Rima pudenda
Where does the urethra open on the female?
Urethral tubercle
What does the rectogenital pouch communicate with?
Vesicogenital pouch
What acts as a voluntary muscle for retaining urine?
Urethral muscle
Deferent ducts of the ductus deferens upon upon what?
Side of the colliculus seminalis
What innervates the anal sphincter m.?
Caudal rectal n.
What supplies the corpus cavernosum?
Deep artery of the penis
What muscle in association with the penis has transverse muscle fibers?
Bulbospongiosus m.
What is the remnant of the umbilicus a. called?
Round ligament of the bladder
What does the middle rectal a. supply? (2)
- Rectum
- Vagina
Which n. is vulnerable to injury during anal sac surgery?
Caudal rectal n.
What does the caudal rectal a. supply? (3)
- Rectum
- Anus
- Scrotum/vulva
What does the artery of the penis supply? (3)
- Bulb of the penis
- Corpus spongiosum
- Penile urethra
What does the deep artery of the penis supply?
Corpus cavernosum
What does the dorsal artery of the penis supply? (2)
- Prepuce
- Pars longa glandis
Boundaries of femoral triangle
Cranially: Sartorius m.
Caudally: Pectineus m.
Proximally: Abdominal wall
Origin of femoral n.
L4 - L6
Origin of Pudendal n.
S1 - S3
Origin of Sciatic n.
L6 - S2
What innervates the cremaster m.?
Genitofemoral n.
What is the cremaster muscle a part of?
Internal abdominal oblique m.
What does the femoral n. supply?
Quadriceps femoris m.

Sartorius m.

Iliopsoas m.

(Cranial muscles of the thigh)
What does the obturator n. supply?
Adductor muscles of the limb

External obturator m.
Pectineus m.
Gracillis m.
Adductor m.
What supplies the external anal sphincter m.?
Caudal rectal n.
What is sensory to the external reproductive organs?
Dorsal nerve of the penis/clitoris
Which branch of the pudendal is purely sensory?
Caudal cutaneous femoral n.
What does the superficial cervical LN drain?
Head, neck, and thoracic limb
What dos the Axillary LN drain?
Thoracic wall

Deep structures of the limb
What does the cisterna chyli drain?
Viscera of abdominal cavity

Pelvic limbs
What does the thoracic duct drain?
Left tracheal trunk
What is the chief mode of return for lymph to the venous system?
Thoracic duct
What is the sole innervation to the superficial gluteal m.?
Caudal gluteal n.
What gives rise to the hindlimb's dorsal common digital nerves?
Superficial peroneal n.
What supplies the craniolateral muscles of the crus?
Common peroneal n.
Of the two branches of the Sciatic nerve, which is the larger?
Tibial n.

Common peroneal [fibular] n. is a bit smaller
What does the tibial n. innervate grossly?
Caudal muscles of the crus
What vein is used for venipuncture on the leg?
Lateral saphenous vein

(Except for in cats, in which it's the medial saphenous vein)
What system of neurons are bipolar neurons?
Afferent (sensory)
What nerves are bipolar neurons associated with?
Cranial nerves
What type of neurons are psuedounipolar neurons?
Afferent (sensory)
What type of neurons are multipolar neurons?
Efferent (motor)
2 origins of nerves of the PNS
- 12 pairs of cranial nerves
- 35 pairs of spinal nerves
Where do spinal nerves emerge at?
C6 - T2

L4 - S3
Three general classifications of the efferent nervous system
Somatic efferent (General Somatic Efferent – GSE)

Visceral efferent (General Visceral Efferent – GVE)

Special efferent (Special Visceral Efferent – SVE)
What kind of neurons are in the efferent nervous system?
Multipolar
Where do the axons of the somatic efferent go?
Skeletal muscle
Where do the axons of the visceral efferent go?
- Smooth m.
- Cardiac m.
- Glandular epithelium
Which efferent system has fibers found in all spinal nerves?
Somatic efferent
Where are the visceral efferent fibers found?
Specific cranial nn.


T1 - L4

S1 - S3
Which efferent system has no voluntary control?
Visceral
Which efferent system has voluntary control?
Somatic
What nervous system receives information from external environment?
Somatic afferent
What nervous system receives information from internal environment?
Visceral afferent
Two types of Somatic afferent
General

Special
What nervous system is responsible for conscious perception?
Somatic afferent

Visceral afferent
What nervous system is responsible for subconscious perception?
Visceral afferent
What nervous system is has receptors located near surface of the body?
Somatic afferent
What is GSA system involved with?
Discriminatory touch, temperature, nociception

Only nociception can be evaluated on animals
What kind of neurons are found in GSA?
Psuedounipolar
Where are GSA fibers found?
Few cranial nerves

All spinal nerves
What is SSA system involved in?
Vision

Hearing
What kind of neurons are found in SSA?
Bipolar neurons
Where are SSA fibers found?
CNN II and VIII

NO spinal nerves
What is CNN II used for?
Vision
What is CNN VIII used for?
Hearing
Where are visceral afferent receptors located?
Internally
Two types of visceral afferent
GVA

SVA
Where are GVA receptors located?
Walls of BV and visceral organs
What kind of neurons are found in GVA systems?
Pseudounipolar neurons
Where are GVA fibers found?
CN X

Sacral spinal nerves
Which visceral can you not assess clinically?
GVA

SVA
What is SVA fibers found in?
CN I (smell)

CNN VII, IX, X (taste)

NO spinal nerves
What is CN I involved with?
Smell
What is CNN VII, IX, X involved with?
Taste
What SVA sense can you test clinically?
Smell
Where are proprioception fibers located?
Few CN

All spinal nerves