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"Since there is no evidence of Human Anteriors digressing from the forms of fully developed Homo sapiens, it has to be assumed that also the Centaurean digestive tract, at least up to the sigmoid colon, is developed in the same manner as in the human body proper. Besides, the iliac crest allows conclusion to the position of the vermiform appendix. The transportation of food to the equine stomach poses another problem. At this point, we must forego the question of where the connection to the equine stomach branches off from the common esophagus. Owing to a certain lack of space in the area of the posterior mediastinum, we can assume that this embranchment occurs after the common esophagus has passed the "human" diaphragm, and slightly above the cardia, that is, away from the abdominal portion of Human Anterior. This branch of the esophagus passes the equine thorax in a generous arch that stretches to the equine stomach. The further formation of the specifically equine digestive tract appears to follow the textbook pattern. It ends in a common rectum. This is the term employed here for that section of the intestine that is joined by an elongated colon linking from Human Anterior.
It must be made quite clear, of course, that the gaster of Equie Posterior, here called equine stomach for conveniences sake, can by no means be a regular horses stomach. It is merely localized in the position of the equine gaster; however, its function has to be that of a regular human stomach, since the upper gastrointestinal tract, which supplies it with food, is clearly human. There is no hint in the relevant literature that Centaurs subsist on other than human food. The sources indicate, however, that Centaurs were rather fond of Greek wine."
https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume12/v12i5/centaur-12-5.pdf