Fig. 8. The human alimentary canal shown diagrammatically : 

 is the esophagus; S is the stomach; S.I. suggests the small in- 

 testine; C is the colon (see Fig. 14) ; R is the rectum. The connection 

 between the stomach and the small intestine occurs behind the 

 transverse colon, which also hides the pancreas. - 



