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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF THE PIG 



costal space laterally and the umbilicus ventrally. The left portion is large and 

 rounded, while the right portion (Pars pylorica) is small, and bends sharply upward 

 to join the small intestine. The parietal surface is related to the liver, gall-bladder, 



Coloii. 

 een triftt^al 

 eoiLs 



Fig. 318. — Di.\gr.\m of Cecum and Colon of Pig. 

 Coils of colon have been pulled apart somewhat. 



and diaphragm. The visceral surface is related to the intestine, the mesentery, 

 and the pancreas. The great curvature is related to the diaphragm, spleen, and 

 abdominal floor. The pyloric end lies on the right lateral lobe of the liver. The 



Fig. 319. 

 OF Pig 



-Solitary Nodulf.s from Large Intestine 

 (Ellenbeiger-Baum, Anat. d. llaustiere.) 



Fig. 320. — Ileo-cbcal Opening and Adjacent Part 

 OF C^cuM and Colon of Pig. 

 a, Mucous membrane of colon; b, mucous mem- 

 brane of citcum; c, Peyer's patch; d, ileo-ca'cal open- 

 ing; e, end of ileum: /, folds (frenula) of ileum. (After 

 P. Schunuuin.) 



left extremity presents a flattened conical blind pouch, the diverticulum ventriculi, 

 the apex of which projects backward. The oesophagus joins the stomach very 

 obliquely, almost in the median plane, and about three or four inches (ca. 8 to 10 



