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Fig. 119 — Wire Spring Spreader. 



Fig. 120 — Miles' Forceps. 



Fig. 121 — Scoop and Hook. 



Fig. 122 — Clipping Knife, Scoop and Hook. 



Anatomy — The testicles are situated in the abdominal cavity. 

 They are small, bean-shaped, soft, very friable and light colored. 

 Their location is on each side of the vertebral colmnn, immediately 

 behind the lungs and in front of the kidneys. See Figure 123. 

 They are opposite the last intercostal space. Above them is the 

 aorta and vena cava. 



