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THE ORGANS OF DIGESTION 



the fundus, and presents, in the empty condition of 

 the organ, numerous ridges or rugce, which run longi- 



The regions of the abdomen and their contents. Edges of costal cartilages 

 in dotted outline. (Gray.) 



tudinally along the great curvature. Studded over its 

 surface are many small polygonally shaped depres- 

 sions which are the enlarged mouths of the gastric 



