Excerpt from Illustrations of the Salts of the Urine, Urinary Deposits and Calculi: Including the Structure of the Kidney in Health and Disease, Microscopical and Chemical Apparatus, Entozoa, &C Plate 1. Fig. Diagram showing the'general anatomy of the human kidney as seen u'pon section. About two thirds the natural size. The scale at the side is divided into eight spaces representing half inches, p. 2. Fig. 2. Thin section of a portion of the human kidney. Fig. 3. Arrangement of the secreting structure and vessels of the kidney of man, magnified about 50 diameters, p. 4. Plate II. Fig. 4. Part of the cortex with the commencement of the medullary portion of the human kidney, magnified 15 diameters. Fig. 5. Uriniferous tube with dilated extremity which embraces the vessels of the Malpighian tuft. Fig. 6. Small artery with tuft and capillary network, p. 6. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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