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The Duodenum. 

 Table Y. 



The Average Position of the Duodenum and various related 



Measurements. 



Centimetres 

 1"8 above. 



The duodenum, etc. — The highest point of the first 

 part of the duodenum as to E.F., 

 The highest point of the first part of the duodenum 

 from middle line, ...... 



The lower border of the liver in a vertical plane 

 through the highest point of the duodenum 

 as to E.F., ....... 



The tip of the gall-bladder as to E.F., . 



,, „ from the middle line, . 



The point nearest E.F. at which the duodenum 



reaches its extreme right as to E.F. (right point 



of the duodenum), ...... 



The extreme right of the duodenum from the 

 middle line, ....... 



The greatest overlapping of the right kidney by the 

 duodenum at any point, ..... 



The lowest point of the duodenum as to E.F., 



„ iliac crest, 



The lower border of the duodenum in the middle 



line as to E.F., ...... 



The lower border of the duodenum in the middle 

 line as to umbilicus, ...... 



The highest point of the duodeno-jejunal flexure as 



to E.F., . . . . . . . . corresponds 



The highest point of the duodeno-jejunal flexure as 

 to middle line, ....... 



The relation of the duodenum to the right costal 

 arch does not admit of a general statement (see 

 page 170 and Table III., Appendix). 

 The rigid Mdney. 



The upper pole as to E.F., . 



„ ,, middle line, . 



The nearest point of the upper segment from the 

 middle line, ...... 



1 The " outer point " from the middle line, 



as to E.F 

 The lower pole as to E.F., .... 



,, ,, from iliac crest (highest part), 



^ By the " outer point" of the kidney is meant the point along its outer border 

 nearest to the plane of E.F. at which the outer border attained its greatest 

 distance from the middle line. 



4 right. 



1-6 below. 

 3-73 „ 

 6-5 right. 



2 "5 below. 



7 



2-3 



8-77 „ 

 •72 above. 



7-9 below. 



2-3 above. 



2-8 left. 



