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and beneath and in front of the duodenal loop. The small intestine 

 from this side is above the gizzard. Supero-anterior to the gizzard 

 is the blind end of the caecum. The pancreas is within the duodenal 

 loop. 



Figure 34 shows the viscera from the right side after the re- 

 moval of the right abdominal and the right thoracic wall. The 

 base of the heart is in front of the right lobe of the Uver. Above 





Pig. 41. — Transverse section through the body of a hen at 12, Fig. 33. R, 

 Right side, i, Left side, i, Spinal cord. 2, Esophagus. 3, Inferior larynx. 

 4, Base of the heart. S, Aorta. &, Vena cava. 7, Lungs. 8, Skin. 9, Pec- 

 toral muscles. 



these the right lung occupies the upper part of the thoracic cavity as 

 in the preceding illustration. Just back of this is the anterior lobe 

 of the kidney. The gall-bladder is observed at No. 9 on the right 

 lobe of the Hver. Just inferior to a longitudinal central line is the 

 duodenal loop, between the limbs of which is seen the pancreas. 

 Above this loop the caeca are located. The gizzard is not visible 



