THE INTESTINES. 



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In their general arrangement they bear some resemblance to those of the Ox. The small 

 intestine is suspended from the border of a mesenteric layer, which contains an elongated mass 

 of lymphatic glands. The duodenum forms an S curve in the convolutions of the colon. The 



Fig. 289. 



GENERAL VIEW OF THE INTESTINES OF THE PIG. 



E, Stomach ; F, f', liver ; p, pancreas ; R, spleen ; M, mesentery ; v, bladder. 1, Duodenum ; 2, 

 jejunum ; 3, origin of the ileum ; 4, caecum, the end of which has been turned to the left ; 5, 

 principal mass of the colon; 5', last flexure of the colon emerging from the principal mass; 

 6, mesenteric gland. 



