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EXPLANATION OF FIGURES 



1 ;iiul 2 \'c'ntial and lateral views of a reconstruction of the stomach, small ami 

 large intestines, rectum, bursa omentalis and mesentery, of a human fetus 27 mm. 

 long (No. 6, W isconsin Collection) 7 diameters. 



3 and 4 Ventral and lateral views of a reconstruction of the stomach, small 

 and large intestines, rectum, bursa omentalis and mesentery of a fetus 35 mm. long 

 (No. 8, Wisconsin Collection) . Owing to an artefact the coils in the umbilical cord 

 were so injured that an accurate reconstruction could not be made. In figure 3 

 this portion of the intestines is not shown. In figure 4 a schematic reconstruction 

 of this poi'tion of the intestines is given. 7 diameters. 



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