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Equine Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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**Diaphragmatic Flexure
**Diaphragmatic Flexure
**Right Dorsal Colon
**Right Dorsal Colon
***The right ventral colon passes out of the caecocolic orifice and continues cranially to the xiphoid region.
***The sternal flexure passes across the midline.
***The left ventral colon runs caudally on the ventral abdominal floor.
***Cranial to the pelvic inlet it turns dorsally and then cranially as the pelvic flexure.
***The left dorsal colon runs cranially, parallel and dorsal to the left ventral colon.
***At the diaphragm it turns caudally as the diaphragmatic flexure.
***The right dorsal colon continues caudally. It is the shortest limb of the ascending colon.
*The transverse colon continues as the right dorsal colon turns medially.
*Taenia are present.
*Taenia are present.
**Different parts of the colon can be distinguished by the number of taenia present:
**Different parts of the colon can be distinguished by the number of taenia present: