POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS 



through an aperture near the entrance of the 

 true stomach into 



The duodenum or upper portion of the 

 small intestine. It forms a loop that in- 

 closes 



The pancreas, a compact, flattened organ, 

 pinkish in color, that discharges its secre- 

 tion by three ducts into the intestines. 



The small intestine, after forming the 

 loop (duodenum), continues its course. It 

 first passes toward the left and is disposed 

 in many folds connected by the mesentery; 

 toward the end it passes up behind the true 

 stomach. Connected to the intestines are 

 the blind bodies known as 



The caca, connected to the small in- 

 testines for several inches and which, after 

 becoming considerably smaller in diameter, 

 enter the alimentary tract where 



The large intestine (rectum) starts. This 

 portion of the intestines is short and enters 



The cloaca, into which the urinary and 

 leproductive ducts discharge. The exter- 

 nal opening is known as the vent or anus. 



The brain, situated in the back of the 

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