Digestive System - Esophagus and Stomach

Omasum of a Goat

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The omasum is part of the forestomach of a ruminant (the rumen and reticulum are the other parts). It contains many longitudinal folds called laminae. This is a low power micrograph of a fold showing the thick muscular core. Small papillae project from the surface of the fold. Surgical no. 99-195764. 2966-038 PK0279. H&E. Original mag. 6.6x. Omasum. Forestomach. Digestive System. Goat.