. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative; Physiology, Comparative. 78 GENERAL STRUCTURE OP REPTILES. SERPENTS. project the head. The prolonged form of the body in Serpents, occasions a curious variation in the arrangement of the prin- cipal organs, which is shown in the accompanying figure. The oesophagus or gullet, oe, which leads from the mouth to the stomach, is a long and very wide canal, being even larger than. Fig. 28.—Anatomy of a Coluber. the stomach at its commencement; a portion of it is removed at oe\ in order to show the heart, &c, which would otherwise be. Please note that


. Animal physiology. Physiology, Comparative; Physiology, Comparative. 78 GENERAL STRUCTURE OP REPTILES. SERPENTS. project the head. The prolonged form of the body in Serpents, occasions a curious variation in the arrangement of the prin- cipal organs, which is shown in the accompanying figure. The oesophagus or gullet, oe, which leads from the mouth to the stomach, is a long and very wide canal, being even larger than. Fig. 28.—Anatomy of a Coluber. the stomach at its commencement; a portion of it is removed at oe\ in order to show the heart, &c, which would otherwise be. 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 Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885. London : Wm. S. Orr and Co.


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