Index 
ductus thoracicus 
see lymph trunks, thoracic 
duodenum, 125, 129, 147, 150 
flexures 
caudal {flexura duodeni caudalis), 129 
cranial (flexura duodeni cranialis), 129 
ligaments, duodenocolic, 129 
parts 
ascending {duodenum, pars ascendens), 
129 
cranial (duodenum, pars cranialis), 129 
see also duodenum, proximal 
descending (duodenum, pars descendens), 
129 
peritoneum of, craniomesocolic, 123 
proximal, 125 
vascularization of, craniomesocolic, 128 
duodenum pars ascendens 
see duodenum, ascending 
duodenum pars cranialis 
see duodenum, cranial and proximal 
duodenum pars descendens 
see duodenum, descending 
ear, external (auris externa), 1, 8 
ear, internal (auris interna), 52 
ear, middle (auris media), 36, 39 
ectoturbinalia 
see ectoturbinals 
ectoturbinals (ectoturbinalia), 17, 18, 33, 34, 38 
edge(s) 
sharp, of lung (margo acutus), 95 
of soft palate (velum palatinum), 66 
encephalon 
see brain 
end 
dorsal, of spleen (extremitas dorsalis), 127 
ventral, of spleen (extremitas centralis), 127 
endocardium, 90 
endocrine system, see glands 
endoturbinalia 
see endoturbinals 
endoturbinals (endoturbinalia), 17, 18, 29, 30, 33, 
34,35,38,40 
entrance 
of epiglottis (vallecula epiglottica), 66 
of pharynx (aditus pharyngis), 66 
epicardium, 90 
epididymis (epididymidis), 135, 136, 176 
body (corpus epididymidis), 136 
caudal extremity (cauda epididymidis), 136 
duct (ductus epididymidis), 136 
head (caput epididymidis), 136 
vascular cones of (coni vasculosi), 136 
epiglottis (epiglottis or valecula epiglottis), 18, 29, 
66, 68 
base (basis), 68 
cartilage of (cartilago epiglottica), 67 
soft palate, caudal edge (velum palatinum), 66 
tip (apex), 68 
episternum, 85 
see also sternum 
esophagus, 29, 80, 86, 92, 93, 109, 111, 112, 113, 
119, 124, 147, 162 
foramen of 
see hiatus, below 
hiatus (hiatus esphageus), 93, 124 
estrus cycle 
wild vs. laboratory bred, 2 
ethmoturbinalia 
see ethmoturbinals 
ethmoturbinals 
ectoturbinals, 17, 18 
endoturbinals, 17, 18 
eustachean tube (tuba auditiva), 18 
excavationes rectogenitalis et vesicogenitalis 
see pouches, rectogenital and vesicogenital 
external anatomy & features 
body weight 
dependence on hibernation, 1 
male vs. female, 1 , 6 
summer vs. winter, 1 
coloring 
summer vs. winter, 1 , 6 
length 
male vs. female, 1 , 6 
extremitas caudata 
see poles, caudal 
extremitas dorsalis 
see end, dorsal 
extremitas tubaria 
see extremity, ovarian 
extremitas uterina 
see extremity, uterine 
extremitas ventralis 
see end, ventral 
extremitates caudate s 
see poles, caudal 
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