Todayโs path rounds are on ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ!
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ?
๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ are bony formations in the ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ (the membrane that holds the intestine in place). These bones are not supposed to be there, so this is a form of ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ (one cell type replacing another).
๐๐ก๐จ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ?
This is most commonly seen in pigs.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ? ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ?
There is no known cause for these bones to form, however it has been speculated that they might develop in response to previous inflammation. These bony structures appear to cause no issues for the pig!
๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ
1-4) Mesenteric bones from pigs.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ
Photos 1-4 ยฉ Noahโs Arkive contributor King licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
