Rabbit

SMALL INTESTINE (RABBIT)

  • The duodenum is long tube and presenting a descending part, a caudal flexure and an ascending part
  • The caudal flexure comprises of a few U shaped loops. Bile duct and pancreatic ducts open into the duodenum separately
  • The jejunum composed of a number of close loops. It has a length of about 2 meters
  • The jejunal loops are situated above the caecum and behind the stomach and liver
  • The ileum is the straight part of the tube and has a length of about 15cm close to the ilio caecal junction, the terminal part of the tube is dilated. This is known as sacculus rotundus
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