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stomach is the pyloric orifice, and this is the pyloric end of 

 the stomach. 



1. On which side of the body is this end of the 



stomach ? 



2. What lies between the pyloric end of the stomach 



and the diaphragm ? 



VI. THE SMALL INTESTINE. 



The small intestine extends from the stomach to the large 

 intestine. 



a. Is it the same size throughout? 



b. What is its position in relation to the other organs ? 



c. What holds it in position ? 



d. What color is it? 



VII. THE LAKGE INTESTINE. 



The remaining part of the alimentary canal is the large 

 intestine. It is composed of three parts the coecuin, the 

 colon, and the rectum. 



a. The smaller intestine opens into the side of the large 

 intestine, leaving one end of the latter free in the body 

 cavity. This free end is the ccecum, and is much larger in 

 the rabbit than in man. What color is it? 



l. Opening from the end of the caecum is a small 

 tube, the vermiform appendix. Inflammation of 

 this part causes appendicitis. 



b. The colon begins at the opening from the small intes- 

 tine, and extends nearly to the end of the alimentary 

 canal. It is the longest part of the large intestine. 



