. Manual of antenatal pathology and hygiene : the foetus. eculiarity of being con-nected with the placenta 1:)V means of the umbilical cord. Theumbilicus may be described as occupying the central point ofthe body, half-way between the vertex and the heels, or, accordingto my measurements, a little nearer to the latter than to theformer. The attachment of the cord (Plate VII.) is at thelevel of the disc between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebne;but doubtless considerable variations occur with the degree ofdistention of thealidominal cavity, etc. On the internal aspect of theanterior alidomin
. Manual of antenatal pathology and hygiene : the foetus. eculiarity of being con-nected with the placenta 1:)V means of the umbilical cord. Theumbilicus may be described as occupying the central point ofthe body, half-way between the vertex and the heels, or, accordingto my measurements, a little nearer to the latter than to theformer. The attachment of the cord (Plate VII.) is at thelevel of the disc between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebne;but doubtless considerable variations occur with the degree ofdistention of thealidominal cavity, etc. On the internal aspect of theanterior alidominal wall the constituent parts of the umlulical cord ranbe seen to break iip ; the umbilical veiu passes u])wards in the middleline to the liver; the lu-achus passes downwards in the middle line tothe bladder; and the two umbilical (hypogastric) arteries also proceeddownwards. Init diverge from the middle line to the sides of thelilndder. where they join the internal iliacs, or rather appear to lie Plate v Upfer margin 0/Body c/ tlvti/lh dorsal Plate vi Cartilage between Second and Third lumbar Zertebrae. ght kidney.
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