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the lesser curvature and the pyloric end of the right sac 

 they appear on the surface, and are there plainly visible 

 — that is, at the point immediately indicated by the line a. 

 3. A Deep Plane. — Like to the superficial, these 

 fibres run somewhat obliquely in the direction of the 

 long axis of the organ, wholly covering the left sac, and 

 leaving the right sac free. 



^ y 



Fig. 6. — Internal or Deep Muscular Coat of Stomach. 



A peculiar aggregation of the fibres, clasping the cardiac end 

 of the oesophagus in the manner that a cravat does the 

 neck. A, CEsophagus ; B, left sac ; C, right sac ; D, duodenal 

 S-trap. 



As I have indicated in the diagram (Fig. 6), at the 

 point lettered a there is a distinct ridge-like aggregation 

 of the fibres of this coat. These closely embrace the end 

 of the oesophagus in the manner that a cravat does the 

 neck. Their point of greatest aggregation is the left side 



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