THE LIVER 



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THE LIVER 



The liver is the largest gland of the body, and may be classed as a 

 peculiar form of compound tubular gland whose cells resemble the serum- 



FIG. 378. A LOBULE OF THE PIG'S LIVER; THE CENTRAL VEIN LIES IN THE MIDDLE 



OF THE FIGURE. 



a, capsule of Glisson. Hematein and eosin. Photo. X 115. 



secreting type. The organ is invested with a connective tissue sheath, 

 the greater portion of which is clothed with peritoneal epithelium. 

 From this connective tissue capsule, fibrous bands or septa are continued 

 into the substance of the organ and permeate to all its portions. These 

 processes of connective tissue, collectively forming the ca/^nJe of (lli.^on, 

 are most abundant at the transverse lissure where they contain the lar^e 



