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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 uj^ward 

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



olon 



trifucal 

 eoiLs 



Fig. 318. — Di.\gr.4.m op C^cum and Colon of Pic 

 Coils of colon have been pulled apart somewhat. 



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

 and tlu^ 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 



a — 



Fk;. .'UQ. — Solitary NonrLr.s from I.argk Intkstink 

 oi I'll;. (EUeiibeiger-Bauin, .Viiui. il. llaustiere.) 



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Fig. 320. — Ii.EO-r.KrAL Opening and .Vdjacknt Part 

 or C.KcuM and Colon or Pig. 

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

 brane of cii'cum; f, Peyer's patch; rf, ileo-cwcal open- 

 ing; p, eiui of ileum: /, fokls (frenula) of ileum, (.\fter 

 P. Sclnimaiin.) 



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 



