PLATE V. THE ABDOMINAL AORTA AND ITS PRINCIPAL BRANCHES. (Tiede- 

 mann.) a, ensiform appendix; b, inferior vena cava and c, oesophagus, passing 

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