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IN this Table portdons of the la£teal veiTels of the inteftines of a Cod, injected
with wax, are reprefcnted of their natural iize, and alfo viewed with a magnifying
glafs.
F I G . r.
A B , A portion of the fmall inteiline.
C , Its mefcntery.
D , The injeded ladeal veiTels delineated of their natural ilze.
F I G . 2.
In this figure the lafteals, dehneated of their natural fize in fig. i. are reprefcnted
as tliey appear through a magnifying glafs.
F F , The net-work formed by their fmall branches.
E, A larger branch, or larger branches, in which chiefly thefe terminate: for
when we examine accurately, we perceive two veiTels joined together by many
tranfverfe canals.
F I G . 3.
T h e inje£led ladeals in the inverted extremity of the re£bum of a Cod are
here reprefented.
A , The verge of the anus.
B, The inverted portion of the re£lum, or its villous coat, which appears
quite red from the injection filling its lacteal veiTels.
C , A portion of its villous coat, in which the ladteals arc delineated of their
natural fize.
F I G . 4.
Shows the net-work C of fig. 3. magnified with a glafs.
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