Stomach of an Ox

Description

Ruminants (those animals that chew the cud), as the ox, have a stomach with four cavities. Labels: 1, The esophagus. 2, The rumen (paunch). 3, The reticulum (honeycomb). 4, The omasum (many-plies). 5, The abomasum(rennet). 6, The intestine.

Keywords

Ox, ruminant, stomach

Galleries

Mammal Anatomy: Internal Organs

Source:

Cutter, Calvin First Book on Analytic Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene, Human and Comparative (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1875) 69

Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman