Fig. 15. Upper surface of ensiform cartilages. A. The upper ligament uniting the cartilages.
Viewing the cartilages as the constituent parts of the band, we found the border C. L., E. R., the “anterior,” to be longer than C. R., E. L., the “posterior.” C. L., E. R. was a convex, nearly even border, C. L. being larger than E. R., with a gaping interval placed nearer Eng than Chang. C. R., E. L. was an irregular, uneven border, without interval, C. R. being smaller than E. L., and placed to the outer side.
VI. Other Structures.
1. The spleens.—This organ in Eng was 5 in. long, 3-1/3 in. wide. The dorsum was marked by a large sulcus, extending nearly across the organ, continuous with the sulcus on the superior border. The hilus was relatively shorter than that of Chang, beginning above, fully an inch below its upper border, and terminating within a half inch of its inferior border.
In Chang it measured 5 in. long, 2-1/3 in. wide. It was sub-elliptical in form, upper lip somewhat abruptly compressed. The lower border was obtuse and rounded. The dorsum was smooth, and presented at its posterior edge a single sulcus placed midway between the tip and the inferior border. The hilus extended nearly the entire length of the under surface.
2. The livers (Fig. [16]).—In Eng the liver was 9 in. broad. The right lobe was 7-1/2 in. wide, antero-posteriorly. The fundus of the gall-bladder was seen on the anterior edge of the organ. The only noticeable feature on the under surface of the liver, was the lobus Spigelii. This was large, measuring 2 in. in transverse diameter, and 2-1/3 in. in antero-posterior diameter. It presented a somewhat increased breadth of neck, which was overlapped by an anterior prolongation of the lobe, and terminated by a rounded compressed extremity at the transverse fissure. The quadrilateral lobe was well developed, 2 in. long in greatest diameter, 10 lines wide.
Fig. 16. The livers. A. Right lobe of Eng. B. Left lobe of same. C. Right lobe of Chang. D. Left lobe of same. E. Hepatic tract. F. Round ligament of Eng. G. Round ligament of Chang. H. Accessory suspensory ligament of Eng, with termination of the right mammary artery. I. Fundus of gall-bladder of Chang. J. Fundus of gall-bladder of Eng.
In Chang the liver was 8-1/3 in. broad. The right lobe was 5 in. wide, antero-posteriorly. The appearance of the gall-bladder corresponded to that seen in Eng. The under surface was normal. The lobus Spigelii presented a narrower neck than in Eng, the anterior prolongation being greater. The quadrilateral lobe was less developed than in Eng. Indeed it was not raised above the under surface of the right lobe, and its limits were so imperfectly marked that it could not well be measured.
