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air reservoir of the bagpipe is made. It diminishes gradually 

 from left to right, and is curved on itself, so that its upper 

 edge is short and concave, its inferior, called the greater cur- 

 vature of the stomach, convex and long. By an opening 

 called cardiac (or, hetter, oesophageal), it communicates with 

 the gullet; the opening leading into the small intestine is 



Liver. Pylorus. Gullet. Pancreas. Stomach. 



Gall Bladder. 



Large 

 Intestine. 



Caecum. 



Appendix of 



the Cajcum. 



x Spleen. 



---Colon. 



_. Small 

 Intestine. 



"Colon. 



Small Intestine. Rectum. 



Fig. 32. Digestive Apparatus in Man. 



called pyloric. The walls of the stomach are very dilat- 

 able : when empty, a number of folds may be seen internally, 

 which disappear when the stomach is full. Little follicles 

 or cavit'es may be seen also. The term pylorus is derived 



