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ANATOMY OP THE LACERTILIA. 



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Arteries.— The aorta gives off eight branches to the stomach 

 along its whole course. The next branch which arises therefrom 



Text-fiff. 3. 



0^. cd^. 



Visceral arteries and veins of PtjgopuR lepidopus, 



ant.ahd., anterior abdominal vein; b, c, d, e, branches of portal vein; g., gastric 

 affluent ; c/ast., gastric arteries of last pair; g.Jip., gastrohepatic ; i.e., inter- 

 costal ; od., oviducal ; ov., ovarian and suprarenal arteries ; r., renal ; U.K., 

 riglit kidneJ^ 



goes not only to the stomach but to the liver and spleen. It 

 arises in a rather curious fa.^hion (see text-fig. 3). The vessel 



