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FIG. 20. Semi-diagrammatic figure show- 

 ing the kidneys and their relations 

 with the cardinal veins and the cor- 

 tical and chromaphil tissues in an 

 adult Conger vulgaris. The parts 

 indicated by a series of horizontal 

 parallel lines show where one finds 

 cortical and chromaphil tissues inti- 

 mately associated, a, aorta ; ia + 

 sc (csd) (red) cortical and chrom- 

 aphil substance (" suprarenal cap- 

 sule ") contained in the right head- 

 kidney ; | -ia, + sc (ess) (res) do. in 

 left head-kidney ; ia + sc (csd 1 ) 

 cortical and chromaphil substance 

 (" suprarenal capsule ") contained in 

 the cranial portion of the right vena 

 cardinalis posterior ; ia + sc (ess 1 ) 

 do. in left side ; ip (cs), posterior cor- 

 tical body (" corpuscle of stannius ") ; 

 mu, mis, lymphoid masses right and 

 left'; ms, caudal active portion of 

 kidney (mesonephros) ; vcpd, vcps, 

 post, card, veins R. and L. ; vcad, 

 vcas, primitive ant. card, veins, R. 

 and L. (From Giacomini.) 



