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Disturbances of Circulation. 



from the intestine, stomach or spleen in the portal vein, emboli 

 must lodge in the liver ; embolism of the latter organ arising also 

 from the umbilical vein, inasmuch as there is no direct communica- 



Aorta 



Niere 



cava post. 



Fig. 8. 



Schematic representation of the circulation with fragments of thrombi at different 

 positions (cf. text). Lungencapillaren. pulmonary capillaries; Linke Herzk., 

 left cardiac ventricle : Rechte Herzkammer. right cardiac ventricle ; Magen, 

 stomach ; Milz, spleen : Darm, intestine ; Nabel. umbilicus ; Leber, liver ; Niere, 

 kidney. 



