Plate V — The Abdominal Aorta and its Principal Branches. (Tiede- 

 mann) o, ensiform appendix; b, inferior vena cava and c, (Esophagus, passing 

 through diaphragm ; /', f, right and left kidneys, with the supra-renal bodies ; g, g 

 ureters ; h, urinary bladder ; k, rectum, divided near its upper end. 1, 1, abdominal 

 aorta- 2 2', and 3, 3', right and left inferior phrenic arteries; 4, coeliac axis; 5, 

 superior mesenteric artery; 6, 6, renal arteries; 7, 7, spermatic or ovarian arteries; 

 8, inferior mesenteric artery ; 10, 10, common iliac arteries ; 11, placed between 

 external and internal iliac arteries. 



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