NECROPSY NOTES SP nH 



General comments 



The most remarkable external finding Is the entanglement of 

 many wraps of monofilament line around the left fluke blade. 

 Severe lacerations are on the leading and trailing edges of the 

 left fluke blade (see photos prints and slides). Possible single 

 net marks are at the leading base of dorsal fin. 



There is minimal tooth wear. The two posterior crowns on the 

 upper and lower arcades are moderately damaged. All teeth are 

 present. Small lingual papillae which are fairly regressed are 

 found on the lateral edges of thp tongue. 



A few white circular punctate scars are scattered over the 

 entire body approximately Mmm In diameter (the appearance is 

 similar to protozoal lesions). There Is a punctate scar about 8 

 mm in diameter that is approximately 8 cm dorsal to the cranial 

 insertion of the left flipper. Another punctate scar Is present 

 on the left tailstook and several punctate scars are present on 

 the right side (see diagram for exact locations). A few well- 

 healed parallel scars approximately 3 to 15 cm in length and 2 to 

 li mm apart are noted in the right scapular region and on the dorsum 

 above the scapular region are, but no reoent lacerations are 

 detected. 



The thoracic cavity contains some serosangulnous fluid - the 

 majority is frozen (ice formation). There is an area of adhesion 

 of the cranial portion of the right lung to the thoracic wall about 

 170mffl by 150mm. There are 12 ribs on the left rib cage and the 

 last (12th) is free. The first 11 ribs are attached to the 

 vertebral column. The first four are double headed ribs. 



Abundant serosangulnoun fluid is present in the peritoneal 

 cavity. Left ovary has a large round tan colored mass associated 

 with the cranial pole. Both ovaries seem otherwise fairly 

 inactive. Urinary bladder is empty. An oval lobulated spleen and 

 a small accessory spleen is present. The loops of intestine are 

 tightly adhered to each other and to the pseudopancreas. The 

 mesentery is also tightly and almost entirely adhered to the 

 intestines. 



Weights and Measures 



Heights (g) — L Kidney (with capsule) s 465.8 



L Adrenal s ^t^,^ 

 R Adrenal b 12.1 

 Spleen s 193.2 

 Liver = 6252.9 



Measures (cm) — Intestine length s 123 x l8om 



Area of lung adhesion « 170mm x 150mm 

 Punctate lesion acar s Smm 



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Anatomy Specimsns 



Formalin 



Gross — Brain 



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