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two far apart and in front of the former are made by the 

 hind feet. 



The digestive system of the rabbit. — The digestion of the 

 food begins in the mouth where it receives the sahva from 

 four pairs of sahvary glands. The food then passes down 

 the long gullet into the large stomach, at the lower end of 

 which is a valve, the pylorus, which prevents food from leav- 

 ing the stomach before it has been properly acted upon by 



Spinal cord 



^y^Jpdney 



Windpipey 

 Gullet 

 Lungs 



Heart 



Diaphragm 



Crali Madder Pancreas 



Urethra 

 Bladder 



Fig. 203. — Internal structure of a rabbit. 



the digestive juices. Following the stomach is the small 

 intestine, the first part of which is called the duodenum. 

 The ducts from the gall bladder of the liver and from the 

 pancreas enter the duodenum. The large intestine com- 

 pletes the aUmentary canal. At the junction of the small 

 and large intestines is a large, long, bhnd sac, or pouch, the 

 ccecum (Fig. 203). 



The body cavity of the rabbit. —The body cavity of the 

 rabbit is divided by a partly muscular and partly tendinous 



