THE FROG. 169 



The mesoblast; forming a denser mass (meso- 

 blastic somite) on either side of the neural tube 

 and notochord; below that point subdivided 

 into two layers an outer one (somatic layer) 

 which applies itself to the epiblast, and an inner 

 one (splanchnic layer) which invests the hypo- 

 blast and lower layer cells. 



The body cavity ; the interspace between the 

 somatic and splanchnic mesoblast; more or 

 less obvious, in accordance with the degree of 

 shrinkage of the preparation. 

 The leading blood-vessels, as under. The dorsal 

 aorta, median and cylindroidal underlying the 

 sub-notochordal rod; the posterior cardinal 

 veins, large vessels, ovoidal or irregular in 

 section, right and left of the aorta. Blood 

 corpuscles will in all probability be seen within 

 them. 



Examine under a high power. The above 

 vessels will be seen to be formed as excava- 

 tions of the mesoblast, each bounded by a 

 single layer of modified cells. 

 The pro-renal (segmental) duct a conspicuous 

 thick-walled tube seen, on either side, lying 

 within the somatic mesoblast immediately be- 

 neath the posterior cardinal vein. 



The larva at 12 14 days (cf. i. k). Median lon- 

 gitudinal vertical, to pass through the blastopore 

 (anus). Examine under a low power. 



The body; elongated and enclosing two 

 cavities: a ventral or archenteric canal, in 

 communication with the exterior at the blasto- 



