. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. ANATOMY OF TBE TURTLE. 507 largest. Tlie dors;il cara])ace is oomposecl of thii-ty-eiglit plates, twenty-flve marginal, of which the most anterior lies in the middle line ; there are five median and two lateral rows of four plates each. To dissect a turtle, saw through the lateral pieces of Lhe. Fig. 446.—Anatomy of the Turtle, Chrysemys picta.—Drawn "by C. S. Minot. shell which unite the plastron and carapace, then remove the ventral piece, carefully freeing it from the underlying Fig. 446 represents a female, with the intestines an
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. ANATOMY OF TBE TURTLE. 507 largest. Tlie dors;il cara])ace is oomposecl of thii-ty-eiglit plates, twenty-flve marginal, of which the most anterior lies in the middle line ; there are five median and two lateral rows of four plates each. To dissect a turtle, saw through the lateral pieces of Lhe. Fig. 446.—Anatomy of the Turtle, Chrysemys picta.—Drawn "by C. S. Minot. shell which unite the plastron and carapace, then remove the ventral piece, carefully freeing it from the underlying Fig. 446 represents a female, with the intestines and di- gestive glands partially freed and turned aside, while the shoulder-blade, oviduct, and ovary of the left side and the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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