Windchaser Acres Horse Boarding Nebraska

Phone: 308-379-7444


Phone: 308-379-7444

Equine Body Parts

 

1  DOCK 8 CREST 15 NECK 22 HOOF 29 CORONET
2 CROUP 9 POLL 16 SHOULDER 23 CHESTNUT 30 HOCK
3 POINT OF  HIP 10 FORELOCK 17 CHEST 24 ELBOW 31 GASKIN
4 LOIN 11 FOREHEAD 18 FOREARM 25 BARREL 32 TAIL
5 BACK 12 MUZZLE 19 KNEE 26 FLANK 33 THIGH
6 WITHERS 13 CHEEK 20 CANNON 27 STIFLE 34 BUTTOCK
7 MANE 14 THROATLATCH 21 FETLOCK 28 PASTERN  

 


1 - bulb of heel 2 - bar 3 - sole 4 - outer hoof wall 5 - toe 6 - white line 7 - a. cleft of frog, b. crest of frog, c. commissure, d. point of frog

 


The equine gastrointestinal system is made up of a number of sections, which basically form one long tube. The term colic refers to abdominal pain, thus it may occur in any of the sections within the abdominal cavity.  
Anatomical Section From
To
Section Description
 Typical Problems
esophagus mouth stomach approximately 3 feet in length  choke- impacted food
stomach esophagus small intestine   severe distension, ulceration, and trauma
small intestine stomach cecum consists of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Approximately 72 feet long. becomes easily inflamed if distended or twisted for any length of time. Inflammatory disease, impaction, volvulus (twisting), and strangulation due to a lipoma. Can also telescope onto itself (intussuseption)
cecum small intestine large colon the cecum is a blind pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine, analogous to the human appendix , the large comma-shaped sac, performs the bacterial fermentation and breakdown of feed. cecum more forgiving than the small intestine, abdominal pain usually milder with cecal problems. Problems such as cecal impactions or excessive cecal gas (gas colic) can last for days and sometimes weeks.
large colon cecum transverse colon very large organ shaped like a horseshoe, up to 20 ft in length, includes a) the right and left ventral colon, and b) the right and left dorsal colon colon torsion, nephrosplenic entrapment, and right dorsal displacement are forms of large colon displacement; Sand causes erosion of the intestinal lining;
transverse colon large colon small colon shaped like a funnel area where intestinal stones or "enteroliths" tend to become lodged
small colon transverse colon rectum about 32 feet long, where the fecal balls are formed the small colon is not able to tolerate much distention, can be a significant source of pain.
rectum small colon ground   Most rectal problems occur as a result of trauma during breeding (in mares), neurologic disease, or excessive manipulation during rectal evaluation.
 
Anatomical Orientation
caudal
towards the tail end of the body
cranial
towards the head end of the body
distal
distant from the long axis of the body.
dorsal
1. the surface directed towards the back or spine. 2. the extensor surface of the distal limbs.
lateral
the surface directed away from the median plane.
medial
towards the median plane (a vertical plane passing through the body from nose tip to tail tip).
palmar
the flexor aspect of the foot, below the carpus, the surface directed towards the ground.
proximal
closer to the long axis of the body.
rostral
towards the head or mouth.
ventral
the surface directed towards the belly or ground.

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Its not only what's inside a horse, but what's outside as well.


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