Large abdominal vessels

This presentation contains 17 slides. The first five slides are refreshers on the position of the aorta, caudal vena cava and portal vein within the abdomen. The aorta is in the midline of the retroperitoneum, ventral to the vertebral column, dorsal to the caudal vena cava cranially and ventral to the caudal vena cava caudally. The caudal vena cava is slightly right sided cranially within the abdomen and then have a more sagittal position caudally. The caudal vena cava is ventral to the aorta cranially and dorsal to the aorta caudally. The portal vein is in the middle of the peritoneal cavity, running to the right of the liver at the porta hepatis. The portal vein is dorsal to the transverse part of the colon and left pancreatic lobe and pyloric antrum. The position of the mentioned large abdominal vessels is then illustrated on ultrasonographic still images and videos.