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ture and physical properties that it is commonly referred to as the 

 abdominal salivary gland. It is situated behind the stomach and 

 largely below the right kidney. There are two ducts in the 

 horse: the larger is the pancreatic duct proper, which has a com- 

 mon opening into the small intestine with the bile-duct; the 



Bile-duct 



Lesser 



omentum - 



(cut) 



Esophageal 

 notch 



Caudate lobe 

 Lymph gland 



Cystic duct 



Fig. 27. — Visceral surface of liver of heifer. Specimen hardened in situ. 

 (Sisson, Anatomy of Domestic Animals.) 



smaller enters on the opposite side by a special opening. The 

 function of the pancreas is to secrete pancreatic juice. 



The intestinal glands are of two kinds: the glands of Lieber- 

 kiihn are very small, tubular structures, and are distributed 

 throughout the entire intestinal tract; Brunner's glands are 

 found in the first 20 feet of the bowel. Unless a close examination 



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