ORGANS OF DIGESTION 



INTESTINE 



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The intestine is that much contorted portion of the canal 

 leading from the stomach to the external aperture or anus. 

 The first portion, the small intestine (Fig. 66), is about three 



Fig. 66. — 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; hd, 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, common bile duct; gc, greater curvature of the 

 stomach; //, ileum; j<?, jejunum; Ic, lesser curvature of the stomach; ce, esophagus; 

 pn, pancreas; py, pyloric portion; pa, mesenteric gland; pd, pancreatic duct; 

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



