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orifice. Followiug its greater curve it measured 2^ inches, along 

 its smaller, only | of an inch. It was slightly puckered transversely 

 on the sides by a posterior longitudinal band of fibres. Anterior to 

 the entrance of the asophagus, and occupying the space of the smaller 

 curvature of the stomach, between the asophagus and the contraction, 

 was situated a large thick gland, opening by numerous ducts, whose 

 mouths clustered together, formed a sort of network. On each side 

 of this gland the inner membrane of the stomach was longitudinally 

 corrugated with small rugče, -vvhence larger plica, and more distinct 

 from each other, were continued down the inner surface of the py- 

 loms, to its orifice, which was closed with a strong sphincter-valve; 

 the cardiac pouch was lined with a thin smooth cuticular membrane. 

 The duodenum began pyriform ■vvith a small sacculus | of an inch in 

 breadth, whence it narrowed to į of an inch; this being its average 

 breadth. Its course was as follows : Leaving the pylorus, and bound 

 to the spine by mesentery, it advanced over the right kidney, then 

 crossed the spine, turned up on the left side under the cardiac por- 

 tion of the stomach, and merged into j ejunum. The whole of the 

 inner membrane of the small intestines eshibited a beautiful velvety 

 tissue. 



" The Cčecum ■vvas of enormous magnitude, and slightly puckered 

 eąuidistantly or nearly so throughout its whole length into sacculi, 

 by a slight longitudinal (mesenteric) band of muscular fibres ; there 

 ajjpeared also, faint traces of an opposite band. Turning spirally 

 on itself and beginning large, it gradually narrowed, the decrease 

 of its lašt portion, for the length of 18 inches, being very marked ; 

 this portion running to a long vermiform point. The totai length 

 of the ccecum was 4 feet 2 inches. Basai breadth, 2 inches. The 

 colon, resembling in character the first portion of the ccecum, ■vvas 

 slightly contracted into large sacculi, the first sacculus just below 

 the entrance of the ileum, being more decided and larger than those 

 ■which succeed ; it \vas, however, nothing more than a simple en- 

 largement, ■vvithout any pyramid figure. After a course of 1 7 inches, 

 the colon decreased in size to the breadth of § of an inch ; the totai 

 length of the large intestines was 6 feet 4 inches. The inner mem- 

 brane of the rectum was corrugated longitudinally. 



" The lungs consisted of 3 right lobes, one large, and two small ; 

 and of two left lobes, the lower by far the largest. 



"The heart was compressed and pointed; its length was two 

 inches. 



" The aorta gavę oflF as usual 3 branches for the supply of the an- 

 terior portion of the body. The first or arteria innominata, however, 

 almost immediately divided into carotid and subclavian. The right 

 auricle presented at its upper part a semilunar notch fitting to the 

 base of the aorta, two points rising up, one on each side of the aorta, 

 as auricular appendages. Into the upper part of the auricle just be- 

 hind the right appendix entered the right vena cava superior ; and 

 into the inferior portion of the auricle close to the entrance of the 

 vena cava inferior, entered the left vena cava superior. The vena 

 azygos running up on the left side of the aorta, entered the left vena 



