ANATOMY OF THE DOMESTIC FOWL 



vascular and nervous communications with the organ attached to it. 

 The free portion of the small intestine is attached to the free margin 

 of the mesentery. 



THE RELATIONS OF THE VISCERAL ORGANS OF THE 

 DOMESTIC FOWL 



Figure 33 shows a fowl with the left abdominal wall and the left 

 thoracic wall removed. No. i in this figure shows the base of the 



FIG. 40. Transverse section through the body of a hen through 14, Fig. 34. 

 R, Right side. L, Left side, i, Spinal cord. 2, Esophagus. 3, Trachea near 

 inferior larynx. 4, Lungs. 5, Pectoral muscles. 



heart in front of the left lobe of the liver. Above the liver is the 

 proventriculus; above this, the diaphragm; and above the diaphragm 

 and the base of the heart the left lung occupying the superior part 

 of the thoracic cavity, and that there is no distinct pleural sac, as 

 in mammals but that the lung pushes out between the ribs, thus 

 pressing against the ribs on the inner and the lateral sides. The 

 gizzard is back of the liver, to the left side of the abdominal cavity, 



