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iucision was made through the ventral wall of the abdomen, and the 

 pylorus ligated. It was also noted in both cases that a distinct in- 

 ferior surface of the pancreas was present. Then, with as little 

 disturbance of the various organs as possible, the incision in the ab- 

 dominal wall was carefully sewed up, and the stomach distended as 

 before by injection through the oesophagus. After hardening the body 

 by intravascular injection of formalin (through the carotid artery) as 

 usual, one specimen was dissected, the other cut into sagittal sections. 

 In both cases the outer half of the body of the pancreas was found 

 greatly flattened dorso-ventrally, the inferior surface being practically 

 obliterated. As may be seen in a sagittal section through the left 

 half of the body (Fig. 11), the stomach is distended, and extends 



Fig. 11. A portion of a sagittal section through the left half of the body of a 

 foetus (full-term, No. 27) in which the stomach alone had been distended before har- 

 dening. X 1V2- 



Note the expansion of the stomach (St.) in a vertical direction (as compared with 

 the horizontal direction in Fig. 10), and the manner in which the body of the pancreas 

 (P.) has been flattened dorso-ventrally against the suprarenal body (Su.). The inferior 

 surface of the pancreas is nearly obliterated. Lettering as in Fig. 9. 



