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HITCHCOCK'S ANATOMY 



ber of tubular glands which open directly into the stomach. 

 They are cup-shaped cavities about the f 5 V ^th of an inch in 

 diameter, and T \th in length, from the bottom of which pro- 

 ject two or more parallel tubes, ending in a closed termina- 

 tion in the tissue beneath. These compose the greater por- 



Fig. 1*1. FlCr- 17 2. 



Diagram of the Stomach and Intestines. 1, Stomach. 

 2, Esophagus. 3 and 4, Stomach. 5 and 6, Duode- 

 num. 7, Jejunum. 8, Ileum. 9, Caecum. 10, Ver- 

 miform Appendix. 11, 12, 13, 14, Colon. 15, Eectum. 



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The Glands in the Coats of the 

 Stomach, magnified forty-five dia- 

 meters. 1, A Gastric Gland, from 

 the middle of the Stomach. 2, An- 

 other, of more complex structure, 

 and appearing to contain Mucus 

 — from the neighborhood of the 

 Pylorus. 



tion of the mucous mem- 

 brane, and are for the 

 purpose of secreting the 

 gastric juice, and prob- 

 ably the Pepsin also. In 

 addition to these glands, 

 a large number of the 

 mouths of veins open 

 into the stomach, which 

 act the part of absorbent 

 vessels to remove the 

 water, whether pure or 

 mixed with other sub- 

 stances. 



295. Duodenum. — 

 The first division of the 

 Intestines is the Duo- 



