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SIXTEENTH LECTURE. 



The mucous membrane and epithelium remain the same. 

 Simple mucous glandules are likewise met with. 



The female urinary canal, the urethra, presents a longitu- 

 dinally folded mucous membrane with papillae. The mucous 

 membrane is very vascular, and has numerous mucous gland- 

 ules, the largest of which bear the name of Littre's glands. 

 A strongly developed muscular layer consists of longitudi- 

 nally and transversely arranged fibres. The epithelium is of 

 the stratified flattened variety. 



