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Sow Mammary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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, 12:18, 8 July 2008New page: == General Structure == * Usually '''14 mammary complexes''' * Arranged in two rows on the ventral side of the thorax and abdomen. ** In most animals, left and right complexes not at the...
== General Structure ==
* Usually '''14 mammary complexes'''
* Arranged in two rows on the ventral side of the thorax and abdomen.
** In most animals, left and right complexes not at the same transverse plane - arranged alternating.
*** Facilitates access of piglets when the sow is lying on her side.
* Each complex consists of '''two or three mammary units'''.
* Each unit opens with a separate orifice at the tip of the teat in a shallow depression.
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== Blood Supply ==
* '''Thoracic mammary complexes''' receive additional blood supply from mammary branches of the '''lateral thoracic artery'''.
* Usually '''14 mammary complexes'''
* Arranged in two rows on the ventral side of the thorax and abdomen.
** In most animals, left and right complexes not at the same transverse plane - arranged alternating.
*** Facilitates access of piglets when the sow is lying on her side.
* Each complex consists of '''two or three mammary units'''.
* Each unit opens with a separate orifice at the tip of the teat in a shallow depression.
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== Blood Supply ==
* '''Thoracic mammary complexes''' receive additional blood supply from mammary branches of the '''lateral thoracic artery'''.