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lay over each other rather thickly, but now become pressed 

 apart, particularly in the outer third of the mucosa. The 

 protoplasm of these cells becomes compressed, and the pro- 





Fn;. 6. Section through wall of vagina (lower part) of monkey. 



a, epithelium lining cavity; b, sub-mucous layer; c, muscular layer; 

 d, d', nerve ganglia ; e, artery ; /, fat cells. 



jections by which they are bound together are either greatly 

 lengthened or completely separated." The capillaries of the 

 mucous membrane become congested (Fig. 7), and a serous or 



