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orifice. Following its greater curve it measured 2^ inches, along 

 its smaller, only i| of an inch. It was slightly puckered transversely 

 on the sides by a posterior longitudinal band of fibres. Anterior to 

 the entrance of the asophagus, and occupying the space of the smaller 

 curvature of the stomach, between the oesophagus and the contraction, 

 was situated a large thick gland, opening by numerous ducts, whose 

 mouths clustered together, formed a sort of network. On each side 

 of this gland the inner membrane of the stomach was longitudinally 

 corrugated with small rugce, whence larger plica, and more distinct 

 from each other, were continued down the inner surface of the j}i/- 

 lorus, to its orifice, which was closed with a strong sphincter-valve ; 

 the cardiac pouch was lined with a thin smooth cuticular membrane. 

 The duodenum began pyriform with a small sacculus | of an inch in 

 breadth, whence it narrowed to f of an inch; this being its average 

 breadth. Its course was as follows : Leaving the pylorus, and bound 

 to the spine by mesentery, it advanced over the right kidney, then 

 crossed the spine, turned up on the left side under the cardiac por- 

 tion of the stomach, and merged into jejunum. The whole of the 

 inner membrane of the small intestines exhibited a beautiful velvety 

 tissue. 



" The ctecum was of enormous magnitude, and slightly puckered 

 equidistantly or nearly so throughout its whole length into sacculi, 

 by a slight longitudinal (mesenteric) band of muscular fibres ; there 

 a])peared also, faint traces of an opposite band. Turning spirally 

 on itself and beginning large, it gradually narrowed, the decrease 

 of its last portion, for the length of 18 inches, being very marked; 

 this portion running to a long vermiform point. The total length 

 of the cacum was 4 feet 2 inches. Basal breadth, 2 inches. The 

 colon, resembling in character the first portion of the cacum, was 

 slightly contracted into large sacculi, the first sacculus just below 

 the entrance of the ileum, being more decided and larger than those 

 which succeed ; it was, however, nothing more than a simple en- 

 largement, without any pyramid figure. After a course of 1 7 inches, 

 the colon decreased in size to the breadth of ^ of an inch ; the total 

 length of the large intestines was 6 feet 4 inches. The inner mem- 

 brane of the rectum was corrugated longitudinally. 



" The lungs consisted of 3 right lobes, one large, and two small ; 

 and of two left lobes, the lower by far the largest. 



"The heart was compressed and pointed; its length was two 

 inches. 



" The aorta gave nflf as usual 3 branches for the supply of the an- 

 terior portion of the body. The first or arteriu innominata, however, 

 almost immediately divided into carotid and subclavian. The right 

 auricle presented at its upper part a semilunar notch fitting to the 

 base of the aorta, two points rising up, one on each side of the aorta, 

 as auricular appendages. Into the upper part of the auricle just be- 

 hind the right appendix entered the right vena cava superior ; and 

 into the inferior portion of the auricle close to the entrance of the 

 vena cava inferior, entered the left vena cava superior. The ve?ia 

 azygos running up on the left side of the aorta, entered the left vena 



