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MK. F. G. PARSONS ON TUE 



The Ileo-ciecaJ valve is a flat disc-like protrusion in tlie caecum 

 with a puckered orifice, the edges of which are in close 

 apposition. 



The Ccecum is -1 inches long and is connected b}' a meso-ciecum 

 with the lower part of the small intestine. 



Fiff. 7. 



Fiff. 8. 



Fk. 9. 



Fig. 7.— Stomach. GE. (Esophagus. P. Pylorus. B.D. Bile-duct. 

 Fig. S. — Ctecum laid open to show Ileo-ca^cal valve. 

 Fig. 9. — C. Colon. C*. Cjeeum. S.I. Small intestine. 



Th.e Colon aud Secfiim uieasiire llH inches together. 



The Sj>hen was entirely absent. I feel quite po^itive on this 

 point, as I searched for it with the greatest care, and all the 

 viscera were examined immediately after the abdomen was opened, 

 so tliat it could not have been removed in my absence. I have 

 receutl}' been told that there are one or two recorded cases of 

 absence of the spleen in Mammals, though I have been unable to 



