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

SMALL INTESTINE (FOWL)

• The small intestine is made up of duodenum, jejunum and ileum
• The duodenum leaves the gizzard passes backwards to the right and forms a loop, the flexure being at the caudal part of the abdominal cavity
• It continues forward past its origin to be continued as jejuno-ileum coiled between the abdominal air sacs
• The two bile ducts and two pancreatic ducts empty near each other at the termination of the duodenum

 Fowl Small intestine