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ZOOTOMY. 



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FIG. 20. Raja nasuta. The arterial system, seen from the ventral 

 aspect (one-third nat. size). 



The heart and ventral aorta (v.ao) are slightly displaced towards the 

 right side (left in the figure) : the left afferent branchial arteries (a.br) 

 are removed, and the right efferent hranchials (e.br) : the lelt efferent 

 branchials are straightened out, so as to bring their ventral ends to the 



