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FIG. 37. The human alimentary canal shown diagrammatically : 

 O is the esophagus; S is the stomach; S.I. suggests the small intestine; 

 C is the colon; R is the rectum. The connection between the stomach 

 and the small intestine occurs behind the transverse colon, which also 

 hides the pancreas. 



