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

SPLEEN (SHEEP AND GOAT)

• Spleen is oyster shell-shaped or triangular approximately
• The wider end or base is dorsal. Long axis is oblique and corresponds to a line drawn from the vertebral end of the last rib to about the 10^th intercostal space
• The dorsal end is attached to the left crus of the diaphragm under last two ribs
• The hilus is on the visceral surface as a round depression
• The ventral end is thinner and situated opposite to the 11^th rib