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aca ? How held in place ? Make a sketch of the 

 bladder. 



In male specimens look near the kidneys for 

 two yellowish bodies, 



e. The testes. — How are they situated with regard 

 to the kidneys ? What is their shape ? Size ? 

 Color? How are they held in place ? Look for 

 the ducts or vasa eflferentia, which run from 

 the testes to the kidneys. At what point do these 

 ducts leave the testes ? Where do the ducts enter 

 the kidneys? How many such ducts has each 

 testis ? 



On the anterior end of each testis find a series 

 of fringe-like lobes forming 



f. The fat bodies. — What is their exact position? 



Shape ? Color ? How many lobes has each ? 

 Make a sketch of a testis and the fat bodies. 



In female specimens look, in quite the same 

 position as the testes occupy in the male, for 

 dark-gray or black bodies, 



g. The ovaries. — Compare them in shape, size, color, 



structure, etc., with the testes. When the ovaries 

 contain eggs which are approaching maturity, the 

 latter look like small shot, which distend the ova- 

 ries until they at times fill a very large part of 

 the abdominal cavity. What is the shape of the 

 eggs ? Color ? 



In the neighborhood of these glands look for 

 coiled white tubes, 



A. The oviducts. — How do they compare in size 

 with the ureters ? Carefully remove one of the 

 oviducts, beginning at the posterior end, and note 



