This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ... of the alimentary canal. The suspensory or falciform ligament extends from the caudal surface of the diaphragm and the abdominal wall, to the surface of the liver, which its line of attachment divides into halves. The round ligament is the thickened free caudal border of the suspensory ligament. It is the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ... of the alimentary canal. The suspensory or falciform ligament extends from the caudal surface of the diaphragm and the abdominal wall, to the surface of the liver, which its line of attachment divides into halves. The round ligament is the thickened free caudal border of the suspensory ligament. It is the remains of a vein which in fetal life joined the offspring to the mother. A third ligament connects the dorsal border of the liver with the diaphragm. The broad ligaments of the uterus are the folds of peritoneum which embrace the uterus, the Fallopian tubes, and the ovaries. The ovarian ligaments are short cords extending from the ends of the uterine cornua to the ovaries. The round ligaments of the uterus pass from the sides of the uterus to the brim of the pelvis. The peritoneum is called a serous membrane because of the colorless serum secreted by it. Other serous membranes are the pericardium of the heart, the pleura lining the thoracic cavity and investing the lungs, and the synovial membranes of the joints. Serous membranes invest only such cavities as are not exposed to the air. All other cavities are lined by mucous membrane. A serous membrane consists of a layer of fibrous connective tissue covered by platelike endothelial cells. REMARKS ON THE MAMMALIAN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. The digestive system of mammals varies somewhat among the different groups. In carnivorous animals, as a rule, the alimentary canal is much shorter than in herbivorous. In the wildcat the canal is four times the length of the body, while the canal of the sheep is twenty times as long as the body. In man it is about nine times as long as the distance from the crown of the head to the coccyx. In Ruminants, such as the cow and the sheep, the stomach is very large and...
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