ruminant stomach

plurilocular stomach

The ruminants' stomach consists of four compartments: rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. The first three compartments comprise the forestomach (proventriculus). They are lined with nonglandular membrane. The fourth compartment, the abomasum comprises the true stomach of the ruminants. It is lined with glandular mucous membrane. The rumen lies on the left of the abdominal cavity, the reticulum cranially and the omasum on the right. The abomasum lies ventrally, its proximal end lies ventral to the rumen, reticulum and omasum.

Type Gland
Structure parente Stomach
Nom latin plurilocular stomach

Questions fréquentes

What is the ruminant stomach?
The ruminants' stomach consists of four compartments: rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. The first three compartments comprise the forestomach (proventriculus). They are lined with nonglandular membrane. The fourth compartment, the abomasum comprises the true stomach of the ruminants. It is line
What is the Latin name for the ruminant stomach?
The Latin name for the ruminant stomach is plurilocular stomach.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.