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layers of the mesentery. It is very small, devoid of 

 puckerings, and has no special peritoneal investment. It 



Fig. 54. — The position of the intestines of ihe ox, with the method adopted 

 for the collection of chyle for physiological purposes. (From Colin, 

 * Physiologic des animaux domestiques.') 



Fig. 55. — Intestines, large and small, viewed from the left side. 



