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The Pancreatic Ducts in the Dog 



out injury to the peritoneum by pushing back the edge of the pancreas, 

 testing the fixity of the latter adjacent to the bowel, and looking for a 

 whitish band sinking into the pale pink wall of the duodenum. This 



Fig. 8. — The paucreatic ducts iu the dog. A B, omeutal portion; A C, epiduode- 

 nal ; and C D, duodorsal portion. 



part of the duct is directed somewhat caudalward, is about 2 mm. wide 

 and 3-4 mm. long. It is flattened as it approaches the bowel. The 

 union of the two axial ducts is within the gland as a rule, but may be at 

 any point up to the surface of the duodenum. 



(iii) Duodenal part of ductus Santorini (Fig. 12) is 5-7 mm, long. 



