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ELEMENTS OF MAMMALIAN ANATOMY. 



ileum constitutes more than two-thirds of the small intes- 

 tine, is much convoluted, and extends from the jejunum 

 to the large intestine on the right side of the abdominal 







FIG. 60. VENTRAL ASPECT OF THE ALIMENTARY CANAL WITH THE ILEUM 

 PULLED TO ONE SIDE. 



ac, Small intestine opening into the large intestine ; a, anus ; ao, ascend- 

 ing colon; bd, hepatic duct; ce, caecum; cd, cystic duct; cs, bile-cyst 

 or gall-bladder ; cr, cardiac portion of the stomach ; di, diaphragm ; 

 du, duodenum ; do, caudal part of the descending colon ; dc, com- 

 mon bile duct ; gc, greater curvature of the stomach ; il, ileum ; 

 je, jejunum; Ic, lesser curvature of the stomach; cc, esophagus; 

 pn, pancreas ; py, pyloric portion ; pa, mesenteric gland ; pd, pan- 

 creatic duct; r, rectum; sp, spleen; tc, transverse colon. 



