506 



DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF THE DOG 



visceral surface of the stomach and the transverse colon, and ends at the anterior 

 pole of the left kidney. There are usually two pancreatic ducts. The smaller one 

 opens into the duodenum with the bile duct or close to it ; the larger one opens into 

 the bowel an inch or two (ca. 3-5 cm.) further back. 



THE SPLEEN 



The spleen is bright red in color in the fresh state. It is somewhat falciform, 

 long, and narrow; the ventral part is the widest. Its weight in a dog of medium 



Fig. 449. — Projection of Viscera of Dog (Male) on Body Wall; Left Side. 

 .4, C, D, Apical, cardiac, and diapliragmatic lobes of lung; P, pericardium; Pr, prostate. Costal attaciiment and 



median line of diaphragm are dotted. ' 



Fig. 4.50. — Projection of Viscera of Dog (Female) on Body Wall; Right Side. 

 .1, C', D, Apical, cardiac, and diapliragmatic lobes of right lung; P, pericardium; K, right kidney; Pan., right 

 branch of pancreas; 0, ovary; t", cornu of uterus. Costal attachment and median line of diaphragm are dotted; also 

 posterior contour of stomach. 



size is Po^^ ounces (ca. 50 gm.). It is freely movable, and, with the exception 

 of its dorsal end, varies much in position and shape. The dorsal end is ventral to 



