DISTRIBUTION QF THE GREAT MESENTERY ARTERY. 507 



Fia. 826.— General View of the Horse's 

 Intestines, Showing the Distribution ol 

 Blood to them by the Great Mesen- 

 teric Artery. The Animal is Placed 

 on its Back, and the Intestinal Mass 

 Out. 



A. The duodenum as It passes be- 

 hind the great mesenteric artery; B. 

 free portion of the small intestine ; C. 

 ileocecal portion ; D. caecum; E. F. G. 

 loop formed by the large colon; F. F. 

 point where the colic loop is doubled 

 to constitute the suprasternal and dia- 

 phragmatic flexures ; pelvic flexure. 



