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THE ORGANS OF DIGESTION 



incisor teeth to the cardiac opening of the stomach 

 15 to 16 inches. It is the narrowest part of the alimen- 

 tary canal, and presents two constrictions, one at its 

 commencement, the other at the diaphragm. 



FIG. 100 



CARDIAC ENC 



Stomach and duodenum, the liver and most of the intestines having been 

 removed. The pyloric end of the stomach should be represented as turned 

 directly backward. (Testut.) 



THE STOMACH (GASTER) 



The stomach lies in the epigastrium, left hypo- 

 chondrium, and sometimes the mesogastrium. It is 

 the most dilated portion of the alimentary canal. 

 Its shape is pyriform, the left or larger portion is 



