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154 THE ANATOMY OF THE BINTURONG: 
backwards, and, after an abrupt bend, returning chestwards, the 
parallel tubes thus formed being closely approximate. By this 
arrangement, notwithstanding the considerable length of the lesser 
curvature, the cardiac and pyloric orifices are not far from one 
another; and they would be nearer were it not for the fact that the 
second or returning portion of the tube is a little shorter than the 
first. The cardiac portion of this stomach-tube has a diameter in the 
undistended organ of 1 inch, which gradually reduces to ¢ inch near 
the pylorus. A globose cardiac cul-de-sac throws the cesophageal 
opening quite to the right of that portion of the organ, and so brings 
it into contact with the commencing duodenum, which, before its first 
flexure, is a direct continuation forwards (chestwards) of the second 
or pyloric portion of the stomach. The greatest length of the un- 
distended organ, which is from the cardiac cul-de-sac to the middle 
Stomach of the Binturong. 
es, esophagus ; py, pylorus. 
of the bend above described, is 43 inches, and from the same bend to 
the pylorus is 2? inches; the cul-de-sac is 14 inch across. 
Dr. Cantor says, “The stomach is remarkably lengthened, cylin- 
drical, the parietes much thickened towards pylorus. CMisophagus 
enters close to fundus ventriculi, in consequence of which there is 
but a slight difference between the curvatures. Length along the 
greater curvature 1 foot 2 inches, along the smaller curvature 1 foot 
1 inch.” 
Prof. Owen remarks of the stomach of the Lion that it ‘lies less 
