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 em.) 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 
Fic, 449.—Prosection oF ViscerA OF Doc (MALE) ON Bopy WALL; Lert SIDE. 
A, C, D, Apical, cardiac, and diaphragmatic lobes of lung; P, pericardium; Pr, prostate. Costal attachment and 
median line of diaphragm are dotted. 
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Fic. 450.—Prosection or Viscera OF Doc (FEMALE) ON Bopy Wau; Ricut Sipe. 
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A, C, D, Apical, cardiac, and diaphragmatic lobes of right lung; P, pericardium; K, right kidney; Pan., right | 
branch of pancreas; O, ovary; U, cornu of uterus. Costal attachment and median line of diaphragm are dotted; BE | 
posterior contour of stomach, 
size is 114-2 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 
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