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great cardiac dilatation of the stomach to the left of 

 this point ; the pylorus, or place of exit of the duodenum 

 ( 173), at the pyloric end; and the antrum pylori, a 

 somewhat dilated and thickened portion of the stomach, 

 immediately to the left of the pylorus. 



169. The gastro-hepatic omentum, a sheet of peri- 

 toneum connecting the posterior surface of the liver with 

 the lesser curvature of the stomach, and covering the 

 Spigelian lobe. It is continuous, towards the right side, 

 with the duodeno-hepatic omentum, which connects 

 the surface of the liver with the proximal end of the 



duodenum ( 173). 



170. The mesogaster, or sheet of peritoneum connecting 

 the stomach with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. 



171. The great omentum, n double fold of peritoneum, 

 connected with the greater curvature of the stomach, and 

 usually loaded with fat. 



172. The spleen, a long, flat body of a dark red colour, 

 attached to the cardiac dilatation of the stomach by a sheet 

 of peritoneum, the gastro-splenic omentum. 



173. The duodenum, or portion of the small intestine 

 immediately succeeding the stomach ; it forms a long 

 U-shaped loop, not bound up with the rest of the small 

 intestine, but closely connected with a portion of the 

 rectum. 



174. The arrangement of the remainder of the intestine : 

 the caecum with the greater part of the colon and part of the 

 rectum are bound together by a single fold of peritoneum, 

 the mesentery, which also suspends them to the dorsal 

 wall of the abdomen : the greater part of the ileum, or 

 portion of small intestine intervening between the duodenum 

 and the csecum, is supported by a separate fold of mesentery. 



175. The connection of the lower end of the rectum 



