A catalogue and particular description of the human anatomy in wax-work, and several other preaparations. To be seen at the Royal-Exchange.

  • Royal Exchange (London, England)
Date:
1736
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A catalogue and particular description of the human anatomy in wax-work, and several other preaparations. To be seen at the Royal-Exchange. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Gut called Duodenum, a little below the Sto¬ mach, to promote the Separation of the Chyle from the Food. Near this you may obferve the Stomach, with the Arteries and Veins cu- rioufly difperfed * over it. On the left Side the Stomach lies the Spleen, with the Arteries that carry the Blood to it, and the Veins that return the Blood from it into the large Vein called Vena Porta, which Vein receives the Blood likewife from the Veins of the Stomach, Bowels and Caul, and carrys it to the Liver, which you fee lying in its proper Situation on the right Side, but extending itfelf alfo towards the left Side, and almoft covering the Stomach by Rea- fon of its Bignefs. The Blood brought by this large Vein called Porta, enters the Liver on its concave Side, which Vein divides itfelf again in¬ to innumerable fmall Branches, difperfing them- felves through thtf whole Subftance of the Liver, which is a very large Gland, compofed of an infinite Number of fmall Glands, which fepa- rate that Liquor called Gall, or Bile, which is conveyed by fmall Ovids from each fmall Gland of the Liver, which Duds unite themfelves into larger, as they carry the Gall or Bile, by them fecreted, to the Gall-Bladder, Part of which Galf or Bile is lodged in the Gall-Bladder, to be prelied out into the Gut called Duodenum, a little below the Stomach, by a proper Dud, which runs from the Gall-Bladder to the faid Dud; and Part of the faid Gall or Bile runs by a Dud, from the Liver diredly into the fame Gut} thefe Duds join together and form one Dud a little before they enter the faid Gut* You