128 ANATOMY FOB NURSES. [CHAP. XI. 



lies upon the left side of the stomach, in the abdominal cavity. 

 It is an elongated, flat body, varying greatly in size at different 

 periods of life. The size is increased during and after diges- 

 tion, and is always large in well-fed, and small in starved, 

 animals. In certain diseases, and more especially in ague, a 

 temporary enlargement takes place. In prolonged ague, a per- 

 manent enlargement of the spleen occurs, and forms the so- 

 called "ague cake." 



