DISEASES OF THE URINARY APPARATUS. 



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ureter ; its state of dilatation can be felt, and the existence of diverticula 

 of inflammation, if any, can be ascertained. The left ureter cannot 

 readily be examined, on account of the position of the rectum, except 

 as regards the posterior part, close to the bladder and the rumen. 



Cp.Vs 



Fig. 226. — Genito-urinary organs in the male (pelvic cavity exposed). Cj), Peritoneal 

 cavity (posterior cul-de-sac) ; Vs, vesicula seminalis ; R, rectum ; U, ureter ; I^j, line 

 of insertion of the peritoneum ; Cd, vas deferens ; V, bladder ; Kgt, testicular 

 artery ; Ci, inguinal canal ; P, penis ; Cv, neck of the bladder ; Ic, accelerator 

 lU'inae muscle ; Gc, prostate gland. 



In the abdominal cavity the rectum, or rather the floating colon, 

 turns to the right, in such a way that, in spite of the shortness of the 

 meso-rectum and meso-colon, the hand can be passed as far as the right 

 kidney. It is, then, easy to discover whether this organ is sensitive to 

 pressure, hypertrophied, atrophied, cystic, etc. The paunch interferes 

 with examination on the left side. 



