THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. 
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The spleen. — Average weight of four spleens was 7 lbs. It is 
a long flat organ, broadest at its middle and lies to the left of the 
stomach. This organ is generally enormously enlarged in animals 
that die from anthrax fever. 
The pancreas — Is a small gland in close relation to the base 
of the spleen and placed across the roof of the abdom.inal cavity. 
