PHYSIOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS 



FIG. i.- The viscera of a rabbit as seen upon simply opening the cavities of the 



thorax and abdomen. 



A, Cavity of the thorax ; B, diaphragm ; C, ventricles of heart ; D, auricles of heart ; 

 /:, artery to lungs ; f, aorta ; G, lungs, collapsed ; //, part of pleura ; /, cartilage 

 at end of sternum ; A', portion of body wall left between thorax and abdomen ; a. 

 cut end of ribs; L, liver, in this case lying more to the left than to the ri-ht of 

 the body ; M, stomach ; N, duodenum ; O, small intestine ; P, coecum ; Q, large 

 intestine. 



