PLATE 1. SUPERFICIAL DISSECTION OF THE THORAX A.-Upper bone of the sternum. B.B.*-Two first ribs. C.C.*-Second pair of ribs. D.D.*-Right and left lungs. E.-Pericardium, enveloping the heart-the right ventricle. F.-Lower end of sternum. G.G.*-Lobes of the liver. H.H.*-Right and left halves of the diaphragm, in section; the right half separating the right lung from the liver, the left half separating the left lung from the broad cardiac end of the stomach. I.I.*-Eighth pair of ribs. K.K.*-Ninth pair of ribs. L.L.*-Tenth pair of ribs. M.M.*-The stomach; m, its cardiac bulge; m,* its pyloric extremity. N.-The umbilicus. 0.0.* The transverse colon. P.P.* The omentum, covering the transverse colon and small intestines. Q.-The gall bladder. R.R. .*-The right and left pectoral prominences. S.S.* The small intestines. |