Small intestine of Rabbit
In the small intestine of rabbit- The duodenum is long tube and presenting a descending part, a caudal flexure and an ascending part.
The caudal flexure comprises of a few U shaped loops. Bile duct and pancreatic ducts open into the duodenum separately.
The jejunum composed of a number of close loops. It has a length of about 2 meters.
The jejunal loops are situated above the caecum and behind the stomach and liver.
The ileum is the straight part of the tube and has a length of about 15cm close to the ilio caecal junction, the terminal part of the tube is dilated. This is known as sacculus rotundus.
