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Figure 48.—Removing the liver.
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Figure 49.—Removing the gall bladder.
To remove the lungs and heart, cut through the diaphragm, the thin sheet of muscle, and the white connective tissue that separates the lungs and heart from the stomach and intestines. This cut is made at the edge of the thin muscle as shown by the arrows in [figure 50]. Cut beneath the hanging muscle and the large blood vessels just below the kidneys to the backbone. Remove the heart, lungs, and windpipe as one unit by pulling them down while cutting between them and the backbone ([fig. 51]). Be sure to note any adhesion of the lungs to the body wall because this is a sign of infectious diseases.
