Difference between revisions of "Sow Mammary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology"
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== General Structure == | == General Structure == | ||
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| + | * 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. | ||
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| + | * 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 == | == Blood Supply == | ||
| − | + | * '''Thoracic mammary complexes''' receive additional blood supply from mammary branches of the '''lateral thoracic artery'''. | |
| − | [[Category:Female Reproduction | + | [[Category:Female Reproduction]] |
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Revision as of 18:09, 7 December 2010
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.
- In most animals, left and right complexes not at the same transverse plane - arranged alternating.
- 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.
Blood Supply
- Thoracic mammary complexes receive additional blood supply from mammary branches of the lateral thoracic artery.