VAN 221: Veterinary Splanchnology and Applied Anatomy (1+1)

INTERIOR STOMACH - RETICULUM

• The interior of the reticulum is raised into folds of about 1/2 inch high enclosing 4 to 6 sided spaces or cells ( Honey - comb )
• Smaller folds subdivide these cells and bottoms are studded with pointed horny papillae
• The reticulo-omasal orifice is situated at the lesser curvature of the reticulum five or six inches above the bottom of the later and is rounded