. The horse in health and disease : a text-book pertaining to veterinary science for agricultural students . Horses; Horses. THE UROGENITAL SYSTEM 99 It is in contact with the liver in front and tlie pancrccas below. The left kidney is bean shaped, and lies about 2 inches further back than its fellow. Each kidney has on the inner border a Ihlus or opening for the renal artery, veins, and nerves. Through this hilus the ureter leaves. The average weight of the right kidney is about 23 ounces; that of the left, about 22 ounces. A tough, fibrous capsule, which can V)e easily sti-ipjied off, covers
. The horse in health and disease : a text-book pertaining to veterinary science for agricultural students . Horses; Horses. THE UROGENITAL SYSTEM 99 It is in contact with the liver in front and tlie pancrccas below. The left kidney is bean shaped, and lies about 2 inches further back than its fellow. Each kidney has on the inner border a Ihlus or opening for the renal artery, veins, and nerves. Through this hilus the ureter leaves. The average weight of the right kidney is about 23 ounces; that of the left, about 22 ounces. A tough, fibrous capsule, which can V)e easily sti-ipjied off, covers each kidney. On section, two distinct zones of kidney suljstance are seen (Fig. 30). The outer or cortical substance is reddish-brown in color, and con- tains many minute, tlark, pin-head points, which are the glomeruli ;i'( nal ca s( Mi^duUnry suhstancc Jccc^^cni ardrn. Renalarkry VrdcT Fig. 30.—Horizontal section of kidney. The \\'liitc areas are sections of arteries. (Sisson, Anatomy of Domestic .Vninuits.) or blood-vessel tufts. The inner or medullary substance is lighter in color and appears striated, due to the numberless urinif- erous tubules which are found here. The pdvis is the central cavity where the urine is received from the collecting tubules. The renal artery is remarkable for its great size. The minute structure of the kidney reveals on inspection a compound tubular gland (Fig. 31). Each uriniferom tubule commences at a closed exjianded end which surrounds the glomer}dm, or tuft of capillary blood-vessels, the whole mechanism being known as the malpighian body. The tubule projects into the medullary substance in a con-. 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 Hadley, Frederick Brown, 1880-. Philadelphia ; London : W. B. Saunders Company
Size: 1903px × 1313px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjecthorses, bookyear1915
