Our home physician: a new and popular guide to the art of preserving health and treating disease; with plain advice for all the medical and surgical emergencies of the family . ame diseasedcondition that causes the spleen to be diseased, also causes the ner-vous system to be deranged. THE OMENTUM OK CAWL. DIGESTION. 143 THE OMENTUM OR CAUL. There is a broad, thin, and transparent membrane arising fromthe inferior border of the stomach,and reaching down as far as thenavel; it is every where double,consisting of two thin mem-branes, joined by cellular texture,in the cells of which great quan-tit
Our home physician: a new and popular guide to the art of preserving health and treating disease; with plain advice for all the medical and surgical emergencies of the family . ame diseasedcondition that causes the spleen to be diseased, also causes the ner-vous system to be deranged. THE OMENTUM OK CAWL. DIGESTION. 143 THE OMENTUM OR CAUL. There is a broad, thin, and transparent membrane arising fromthe inferior border of the stomach,and reaching down as far as thenavel; it is every where double,consisting of two thin mem-branes, joined by cellular texture,in the cells of which great quan-tities of fat are sometimes depo-sited. The secretion of this fatis performed in the most simplemanner. The fat is distributedvery unequally in this membrane,it being in some places quite thinand transparent, and in other pla-ces above an inch thick. The caulof calves gives a beautiful repre-sentation of this fact. The use of the caul is princi-pally to interpose itself betweenthe peritoneum, the intestines,and the stomach, to keep all theseparts moist, warm, slippery, andto prevent their adhesion. EXPLANATION OF FIGURE V. REPRESENTING THE VISCERA OP THE CHEST AND 1. The Trachea or Windpipe, before it dividesto plunge into the substance of the Lungs. 2. The internal Jugular Vein returning the Bloodfrom the inside of the head. It joins the 3. Subclavian Vein, conveying the Blood whichhas circulated through the Arm ; both form a com-mon trunk, the 4. Descending Cava, which pours its contentsinto the 5. Right Auricle of the Heart, which receivesalso the Blood from the rest of the body by a largeVenous Trunk, the Ascending Cava, not to be seenin this view. 6. The Right Ventricle. The Left Ventriclecannot be seen, as it is situated behind the partsnow in view. 7. The Aorta, or Great Artery of the Body. 8. The Right Lobe of the Lungs, part of which iscnt off to show the great Blood-vessels; as is theMediastinum, a Membranous Partition between thetwo Lobes of the Lungs, and div
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