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fourteen feet in length. This portion of the intestine is of much 

 larger caliber than the small intestine. The large intestine is divided 

 for descriptive purposes into three sections : the cecum, colon and 

 rectum. The cecum is about ten inches in length, terminates in a 



Rectum 

 (Cut through) 



Liver (upper line 

 at ends of dia- 

 gram) 



Pig. 19. Liver of hog in natural connection with diaphragm, also urino- 

 genital organs in natural position. (Ostertag). 



blind end and is joined by the ileum and communicates with the 

 colon in its upper portion. Peyer's patches usually extend into the 

 cecum and there are three longitudinal muscular bands in the cecum. 

 The colon is about twelve feet in length and is arranged in three 



