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Aphelona coerulescens
5.
18 Apr. 1957.
Duodenum : Leaves gizzard far
anteriorly on right side Runs posteriorly
along gizzard, curves to left beneath
gizzard, (i.e., posteric). Goes slightly to right
of midline before turning dorsally and
posteriorly into a section running anteriorly
along descending loop, between liver (left)
and gizzard. At top where it would
run into liver, it turns dorsally again
and descends as small intestine. On
its first descending loop, the duodenum is
thin walled but large in diameter.
Spleen : absent.
Pancreas : A two-parted structure, in
the loop of the duodenum. One part
lies on the right side, along body
wall. It is 13.5 mm long, up to 5 mm
thick, tapering to a point anteriorly,
The other part is connected at the
posterior end, near the descending loop,
and runs anteriorly between the
parts of the duodenum. It is very
narrow, but fairly long ending at
the level of the start of the duodenum.
It measures 16 mm. Pancreas is attached
to duodenum by a mesentery for most of
its length, but I can find no ducts leading
into duodenum. Outer part of pancreas
has its anterior end at bottom of rt.
lobe of liver.
Small Intestine : At anterior end of
second part, Duodenum turns dorsals (to the right), running along lower edge