THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.                         87

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 abdominal cavity.