172 ELEMENTARY BIOLOGV. [CIIAP. I. 



//;. Across the head of /. (15 — 18 days); transversely 

 to the long axis, to pass through the eyes. 



a. The epidermis ; forming a continuous investment 

 for the whole ; thickened below and produced 

 into two inverted cup-shaped folds [suckeis). 



p. The bmi/i ; dorsal and elongated, pigmented 

 and enclosing a spacious central cavity (3rd 

 ventricle). 



y. The notochord aiid archciiteron ; occurring in 

 order of succession below fi. 



a. The developing retina; on either side a cup- 

 shaped outgrowth of the brain {optic cup)^ con- 

 nected with the same by a narrow neck {optic 

 stalk) visible only in a few sections. Examine 

 the cup and note its thick outer wall ; its thin 

 inner wall ; its central cavity, continuous with 

 that of the 3rd ventricle. 



£. The lens ; visible either as a thickening or invo- 

 lution of the epiblast, immediately external to 8. 



;/. Compare similar sections through the eye of a 

 more advanced larva. Examine under a high 

 power. 



a. The optic cup; its central cavity becoming ob- 

 literated, its inner wall densely pigmented (pig- 

 ment epithelium ; cf. .Sect. M. 1 2 k). 



[i. The tens ; completely constricted off from the 

 epidermis and enclosing a central cavity; its 

 thin outer wall; its thick inner wall. 



y. The remaining constituents of the eye ; seen, 

 for the most part, in course of differentiation 

 from the surrounding mesoblast. 



