Fig. 8. Arteries and veins of the genital region in the Fin whale. Diagrammatic. 



a. Dorsal aorta. 



b. Hypogastric artery. 



c. Epigastric artery. 



d. Common iliac artery. 



e. Genital artery. 



/. Artery to pelvic musculature (external iliac of 



Murie). 

 g. Internal iliac of Murie. 

 h. Caudal artery. 

 i. Pudic artery. 

 j. Caudal attachment of rectus abdominis muscle. 



k. Iliac attachment of rectus abdominis muscle. 

 /. Superficial attachment of ditto. 

 m. Epigastric vein. 

 n. Common iliac vein. 

 o. Genital vein. 

 p. Pudic vein. 

 q. Vein from pelvic musculature (external iliac of 



Murie). 

 r. Lumbar vein, 

 s. Caudal vein. 

 t. Postcava. 



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