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C. 55. A portion of muscle from the neck of a Bull (Bos taunts) 

 which has been boiled, and the connective tissue, vessels, 

 and nerves removed from the lower part, and the muscular 

 fasciculi unravelled. 0. C. 33. Hunter/an. 



C. 56. A portion of a muscle which has been steeped in acetic 

 acid, and the fasciculi separated into their constituent 

 fibres. 0. C. 33 A. Mus. Sir A. Cooper, Bart. 



C. 57. A portion of the gastrocnemius muscle, injected, dried, and 

 put into oil of turpentine to show its vascularity. 0. 0. 35. 



Hunterian. 



C. 58. A portion of a simple muscle, injected, dried, and put into 

 oil of turpentine, to show its vascularity and the mode of 

 ramification of its minute vessels. 0. C. 35 A. 



Mus. Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. 



C. 59. A portion of a semi-penniform muscle, similarly prepared 

 for the same purpose. O. C. 35 B. 



Mus. Sir Asiley Cooper, Bart. 



C. 60. A portion of the diaphragm of a child, injected, dried, and 

 put into oil of turpentine, to show the radiating disposition 

 of the muscular fibres indicated by the blood-vessels. 

 0. C, 37. Hunterian. 



Texture of Tendon. 



C. 61. Portions of tendons from the leg of an Ostrich (Struthio 

 camelus), which have in this animal an unusually brilliant 

 lustre. 0. C. 47. Hunterian. 



C. 62. Part of a muscle and tendon from the leg of a Crane 

 (Grus cinered), showing the method of insertion of the 

 muscle-fibres into the superficial fan-shaped tendon. The 

 tendon is sharply defined from the muscle-fibres and shows 

 a strong tendency to ossification. 0. C. 64 Y s a. 



Presented by W. B. Tegetmeier, Esq. 



C. 63. Section of one of the caudal tendon-bundles of a large 

 Fin-whale (Balcenoptera musculus). 0. C. 45 E. 



