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bulletOx
bulletleft lung - 3 lobes
bulletright lung 4 or 5 lobes
bulletright accessory bronchus (to apical lobe)
bullettrachea - dorsal ridge (approx 50 rings) + large calibre
bulletwell marked lung lobulations
bulletweight approx 2-3 kg

 

bulletSheep
bulletsimilar to Ox - small calibre trachea
bulletdense leathery consistency
bulletindistinct lung lobulation
bulletweight approx 0.25 - 1 kg

 

bulletPig
bulletlong trachea (20 cm)
bulletdorsal rings of trachea overlap (no dorsal ridge)
bulletright accessory bronchus
bulletlung substance extremely compressible
bulletspout-like larynx (interarytenoid cartilage)
bulletdistinct lobulations
bulletweight approx 0.5 kg

 

 

bulletHorse
bulletlong trachea (80 cm) - large calibre (no tracheal ridge)
bulletpointed epiglottis
bulletleft lung - 2 lobes
bulletright lung 3 lobes
bulletno distinct lobulations - lobes not divided by large fissures
bulletno accessory bronchus
bulletmuch longer than Ox
bulletweight approx 2-3 kg

 

 

ZOO. 119 - SHEEP LUNG & LARYNX PHOTOS

 

 

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