ORGANS OF DIGESTION. 



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munis choledochus and the latter are the pancreatic 

 ducts. The jejunum is the portion of the small intestine 

 next to the duodenum. It is about twenty-five centi- 



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FIG. 58. VENTRAL ASPECT OF THE ALIMENTARY CANAL WITH THE ILEUM 



PULLED TO ONE SIDE. 



ac, Small intestine opening into the large intestine ; a, anus ; ao, ascending 

 colon; bd, hepatic duct; ce, cecum; cd, cystic duct; cs, bile-cyst or 

 gall-bladder; cr, cardiac portion of the stomach; di, diaphragm; 

 du, duodenum ; do, caudal part of the descending colon ; dc, ductus 

 communis choledochus ; gc, greater curvature of the stomach ; il, 

 ileum; je. jejunum; lc, lesser curvature of the stomach; ce, esophagus; 

 pn, pancreas; f>y, pyloric portion; pa, mesenteric gland; pd, pan- 

 creatic duct ; r, rectum ; sp, spleen ; tc, transverse colon. 



