CHAPTEE XVIII 

 THE LIVER 



THE liver is the largest secreting gland of the body, and may 

 be classed as a peculiar form of compound tubular gland whose 



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FIG. 264. A LOBULE OF THE PIG'S LIVER; THE CENTRAL VEIN LIES IN THE MIDDLE OF 



THE FIGURE. 



a, capsule of Glisson. Hematein and eosin. Photo, x 115. 



cells resemble the serous secreting type. The organ is invested 



with a connective tissue sheath the greater portion of which is 



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