Fig. 33.—POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION NO. 4
Lungs, kidneys, etc., in situ.
The gizzard, situated on the left side of the abdomen. It rests on the coiled-up mass of intestines. It is dark red and is partly hidden by the left lobe of the liver. The walls are strong and muscular. Here the food is ground against small bits of stone, etc. The partially digested food passes out through an aperture near the entrance of the true stomach into—
The duodenum or upper portion of the small intestine. It forms a loop that incloses—
The pancreas, a compact, flattened organ, pinkish in color, that discharges its secretion by three ducts into the intestines.
The small intestine, after forming the loop (duodenum), continues its course. It first passes toward the left and is disposed in many folds connected by the mesentery; toward the end it passes up behind the true stomach. Connected to the intestines are the blind bodies known as—
The cæca, connected to the small intestines for several inches and which, after becoming considerably smaller in diameter, enter the alimentary tract where—
The large intestine (rectum) starts. This portion of the intestines is short and enters—
The cloaca, into which the urinary and reproductive ducts discharge. The external opening is known as the vent or anus.
The brain, situated in the back of the head, is protected by the cranial bones. It is milky white except where the blood vessels may be seen.
The windpipe connects the larynx at the throat with the lungs branching into the two bronchi.