. Veterinary post-mortem technic . Fig. 136.—The hemispheres of the cerebrum are slightly spread apart and two longi-tudinal incisions made through the corpus callosum into the lateral ventricles. A longitudinalmedian incision is made through the cerebellum into the fourth ventricle. The olfactory bulbsare incised laterally. on the median line between the hemispheres of the cere-brum and thiough the centre of the cerebellum, dividing theentire brain in halves. After examination of these struc-tures in cross section, make transverse incisions a quarterof an inch apart through each hemisphere of


. Veterinary post-mortem technic . Fig. 136.—The hemispheres of the cerebrum are slightly spread apart and two longi-tudinal incisions made through the corpus callosum into the lateral ventricles. A longitudinalmedian incision is made through the cerebellum into the fourth ventricle. The olfactory bulbsare incised laterally. on the median line between the hemispheres of the cere-brum and thiough the centre of the cerebellum, dividing theentire brain in halves. After examination of these struc-tures in cross section, make transverse incisions a quarterof an inch apart through each hemisphere of the cerebrum,and inspect the cut surfaces (Fig. 137). TECHNIC AND DESCRIPTION OF ORGANS 211 Spinal Cokd and JNIeninges.—The cord is laid uponthe table dorsal surface upward and the meninges incisedwith a sharp-pointed scissors along the entire length of thestructure. Transverse incisions a quarter of an inch apart. Choroid plexus offourth veatricle Fourth ventricleCerebellum Corporaquadrigemina Pineal body Hippocampus Choroid plexus oflateral ventricle Caudate nucleus Fig. 137.—The lateral and fourth ventricles opened, corpus callosum and septum pellucidumremoved and hemispheres of cerebrum incised. are made through the cord from the anterior to the pos-terior end and the cross sections examined (Fig. 138). Eye.—After enucleation of the eye grasp that organbetween the thumb and first finger. Place the thumb inthe cornea opposite the pupil and the finger over the stumpof the optic nerve (Fig. 139). With a sharp-pointedscissors cut through the wall of the eyeball, following the 212 VETERINARY POST-MORTEM TECHNIC


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