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to the surrounding tissues, but chiefly to the mucous membrane 

 and Harder's gland. 



Fig. 14?-' 



Arterial system of Kaita tsculentu. 



A Dorsal aort;i. 



Ad Right systemic arch. 



At Left systemic arch. 



c (iijiinisite fore-limb) Carotid artery. 



c (in abdomen) Coeliac artery. 



cm Cutaneous artery. 



e Lingual artery, 



// Heart. 



//' Harderian gland. 



L Liver. 



Lu Lung. 



in Mesenterie artery. 



M Stomach. 



M' Spleen. 



o Ophthalmic artery. 



p Pharyngeal artery. 



I/ Anterior palatine artery. 



S Subclavian artery. 



/ Carotid arch. 



// Systemic aroh. 



/// Pulmo-cutaneous rjch. 



(4) The internal carotid artery (A/t. cerebrall%, Yirchow) ; see 

 Arteries of Brain, p. 162. 



(5) The ophthalmic artery (Art. OjJit/iahtnca}, (Fig. 145 0} [is 

 larger than the internal carotid artery at this point ; it crosses the 

 origins of the 31. n-dv* t.-.xft.-rnm and of the 31. retrafiens InVA and 

 reaches the optic nerve ; the artery then runs forwards along 

 the under surface of this nerve and of the eyeball, lying close to 

 the sclerotic coat as far as a little beyond the equator, where it 

 pierces the sclerotic coat so obliquely that the choroid coat is only 



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