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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 



crossing the median plane, ascends till it reaches the left side of 

 the body of the second lumbar vertebra, where it bends down- 

 wards and forwards, forming the duodeno-jejunal flexure. It 



FIG. 97. The relations of the Right Kidney, the Duodenum and 



the Head of the Pancreas. 



The stomach, the first part of the duodenum, the lesser and greater omenta, the 

 liver and the large intestine have all been removed. 



2. Diaphragm, 

 n. Psoas major muscle. 



12. Bile duct. 



13. Portal vein. 



14. Hepatic artery. 



15. Splenic vein. 



16. Superior mesenteric vein. 



17. Duodeno-jejunal flexure. 



