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THE CAT. 



[CHAP. viu. 



lining is loosely attached to the outer coats of the bladder and is 

 therefore thrown into folds when the viscus is empty. 



The outer coats of the hladder are muscular and fibrous. Its 

 muscular coat is formed of organic fibres in several layers. Its 



Fig. 112. PORTION OF THE NECK AND THORAX OF A KITTEN, DISSECTED TO DISPLAY THE 

 LARGE THYMUS GLAND. 



a. Right auricle of heart. 



ca. Carotid artery. 



I. Larynx. 



If/. Lung. 



pn. Pneumogastric nerve. 



t. Trachea. 



tg. Thyroid gland. 



ty. Thymus gland. 



v. Ventricle. 



rc. Vena cava anterior. 



fibres are all so arranged as to remind us of figures of 8. They 

 extend in almost every direction, and intersect each other on the 

 front and hind surfaces of the bladder. Towards the orifice leading 



