DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 



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STOMACH AND INTESTINE 



Shortly after passing through the diaphragm, the oesophagus 

 joins the stomach (Figs. 351, 353). This is a broad curved sac, 



Fig. 351. — The bodv of a female rabbit with the abdomen opened, the organs 

 being somewhat displaced so as to display them. In the natural position the 

 colon and the loops of the caecum run diagonally across the body from the 

 animal's right to left. 



bl., Bladder ; cm., caecum ; co., colon ; F.t., Fallopian tube ; f.o., fimbriated opening of the oviduct ; int., 

 ileum ; Ir., liver ; ov., ovary ; rtn., rectum ; st., stomach ; ur., ureter ; u., right uterus ; vag., vagina ; 

 x.c, xiphoid cartilage. Note also : regions of body (head, neck, chest, abdomen, tail), mouth, nostrils, 

 hare lip, prominent incisor teeth, vibrissas. 



with a wider left or cardiac end and a narrower right or pyloric 

 end. The gullet opens into the middle of the concave anterior 

 surface, and the dark-red spleen lies close against the convex 

 M.z. — 15 



