Clinical Gross Anatomy of the Intestinal Tract

General view of the head of the pig
The tongue dorsal view		The tongue ventral view
Detail of the gum margin and teeth		The hard and soft palate – ventral view
Detail of the palatine tonsil
The oesophagus opened		General view of the pig, ventral body wall removed
The parietal surface of the stomach		The visceral surface of the stomach
The mucosal surface of the stomach, the organ opened along the greater curvature
Detail of the oesophageal opening		Detail of the pyloric sphincter opened
The ileocaecal junction		The spiral colon of a pig
The ileocaecal ligament, useful in locating the ileocaecal junction
		The rectum opened
The spleen parietal surface		The spleen visceral surface
The liver parietal surface		The liver visceral surface
		The liver, visceral surface showing the common bile duct.
Feaces: It is always important to note the consistency and colour of feacal pellets:
Constipated	Normal		Diarrhoea