THE CRYSTALLINE 

 Fig. 432. 



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a. Cells connecting the body of the lens to its capsule (human), b. Tubes of the lens, with 

 slightly sinuous edges, c. Tubes from the ox, with finely serrated edges, d. Tubes from the cod ; 

 the teeth much coarser. (Magnified 320 diameters.) 



serrated at its edges (Fig. 432), and, as it enters into the formation 

 of a lamina, is surrounded by six others. Thus their transverse 

 section resembles a wall built of hexagonal bricks. (Fig. 433.) 

 The serrations are much more beautifully marked in the lower 



Fig. 433. 



Tubes of the lens. 1. From the ox, with slightly toothed borders. 2. Transverse section of the 

 lenticular tubes of man Magnified 350 diameters. (KUlliker.) 



animals, especially fishes. (Fig. 432, d.) The tubes are more solid, 

 slender, and opaque in the central part of the lens. 



The tubes lie with their sides parallel to the surface of the lens, 



